Ballet Shoes vs Wolf Children

Wolf Children has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.4/10 for Ballet Shoes). Ballet Shoes is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 57m. Ballet Shoes is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ballet Shoes posterBallet Shoes2008 VS Wolf Children posterWolf Children2012
Ballet ShoesWolf Children
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.2/10
Year20082012
Length1h 25m1h 57m
GenresDrama, FamilyAnimation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
CountryUnited KingdomJapan
DirectorSandra GoldbacherMamoru Hosoda
Main castHarriet Walter, Marc Warren, Lucy Boynton, Richard Griffiths, Emma WatsonMegumi Hayashibara, Kumiko Aso, Aoi Miyazaki, Tamio Ohki, Takao Osawa

Synopsis

Ballet Shoes

An unusual explorer named Gum and his kindly niece adopt three orphans -- Pauline, Petrova and Posy -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.

Wolf Children

After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.

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