Arco vs The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.6/10 for Arco). The Iron Giant is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 29m. The Iron Giant is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are adventure, animation, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Arco
The Iron Giant| Arco | The Iron Giant | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Adventure, Animation, Family, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ugo Bienvenu | Brad Bird |
| Main cast | Vincent Macaigne, Alma Jodorowsky, Louis Garrel, Swann Arlaud, William Lebghil | Bob Bergen, Rodger Bumpass, Christopher McDonald, Harry Connick Jr., James Gammon |
Synopsis
Arco
10-year-old Arco lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls into the past. Iris, a girl his age from 2075, comes to his rescue and tries by all means to help send him back to his era.
The Iron Giant
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
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