Black Beauty vs The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.7/10 for Black Beauty). Black Beauty is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 4m. Black Beauty is the older of the two (1994 against 2023). Both are adventure, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Black Beauty
The Boy and the Heron| Black Beauty | The Boy and the Heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Caroline Thompson | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Jim Carter, Alan Cumming, David Thewlis, Alun Armstrong, Sean Bean | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Synopsis
Black Beauty
The fates of horses, and the people who own and command them, are revealed as Black Beauty narrates the circle of his life.
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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