Bob's Birthday vs Ride Your Wave
Ride Your Wave has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.9/10 for Bob's Birthday). Bob's Birthday is the shorter watch at 13m compared with 1h 34m. Bob's Birthday is the older of the two (1994 against 2019). Both are animation, comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bob's Birthday
Ride Your Wave| Bob's Birthday | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2019 |
| Length | 13m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Alison Snowden, David Fine | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Harry Enfield, Andy Hamilton, Sally Grace, Alison Snowden, Andrew MacLachlan | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
Bob's Birthday
Margaret Fish is planning a surprise party for her dentist husband, Bob. Meanwhile, at the office, Bob is having a mid-life crisis while insects munch on what's left of his plants. When Bob returns home, Margaret has a terrible time getting him into the room where everyone's hidden until he's halfway through changing clothes and talking about how horrid all their nebbishy friends are (the same friends hidden all over the room).
Ride Your Wave
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
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