Arthur and the Invisibles vs The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for Arthur and the Invisibles). Arthur and the Invisibles is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 59m. Arthur and the Invisibles is the older of the two (2006 against 2015). Both are adventure, animation, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Arthur and the Invisibles posterArthur and the Invisibles2006 VS The Boy and the Beast posterThe Boy and the Beast2015
Arthur and the InvisiblesThe Boy and the Beast
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 7.9/10
Year20062015
Length1h 34m1h 59m
GenresAdventure, Animation, Family, FantasyAction, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country–Japan
DirectorLuc BessonMamoru Hosoda
Main castFreddie Highmore, Jimmy Fallon, Jason Bateman, Robert De Niro, Adam LeFevreKappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily Franky

Synopsis

Arthur and the Invisibles

Arthur is a spirited ten-year old whose parents are away looking for work, whose eccentric grandfather has been missing for several years, and who lives with his grandmother in a country house that, in two days, will be repossessed, torn down, and turned into a block of flats unless Arthur's grandfather returns to sign some papers and pay off the family debt. Arthur discovers that the key to success lies in his own descent into the land of the…

The Boy and the Beast

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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