By Design vs Elemental
By Design is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 42m. Elemental is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are comedy, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Mamoudou Athie.
By Design
Elemental| By Design | Elemental | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Amanda Kramer | Peter Sohn |
| Main cast | Robin Tunney, Samantha Mathis, Udo Kier, Juliette Lewis, Mamoudou Athie | Leah Lewis, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Catherine O'Hara, Mamoudou Athie, Matthew Yang King |
Synopsis
By Design
A woman swaps bodies with a chair, and everyone likes her better as a chair.
Elemental
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.
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