Area Q. vs Paprika
Paprika has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 4.8/10 for Area Q.). Paprika is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 40m. Paprika is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Area Q.
Paprika| Area Q. | Paprika | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.8/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Science Fiction, Thriller | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Gerson Sanginitto | Satoshi Kon |
| Main cast | Isaiah Washington, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Murilo Rosa, Daniel Porpino, Tania Khalill | Akio Otsuka, Hideyuki Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya |
Synopsis
Area Q.
A year after the disappearance of his son, Thomas Mathews, an investigative journalist, still has no information and begins his own obsessive search. However, the obsession has him losing his house and job so his boss sends him on special assignment in Brazil. In Brazil, Mathews investigates close encounter sightings that have taken place in the small cities of Quixada and Quixeramobim-also known as Area Q. While there, he realizes he will face…
Paprika
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
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