April and the Extraordinary World vs Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 7.1/10 for April and the Extraordinary World). Perfect Blue is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 46m. Perfect Blue is the older of the two (1998 against 2015). Both are animation, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
April and the Extraordinary World
Perfect Blue| April and the Extraordinary World | Perfect Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.3/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 46m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller | Animation, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci | Satoshi Kon |
| Main cast | Marion Cotillard, Anne Coesens, Macha Grenon, Olivier Gourmet, Jean Rochefort | Emi Shinohara, Rica Matsumoto, Shin-ichiro Miki, Junko Iwao, Hideyuki Hori |
Synopsis
April and the Extraordinary World
It's 1941, but France is trapped in the 19th Century, governed by steam and Napoleon V. Avril, a teenage girl, goes in search of her missing scientist parents.
Perfect Blue
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.
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