Christmas Karma vs Ride Your Wave
Ride Your Wave has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 5.3/10 for Christmas Karma). Ride Your Wave is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 54m. Ride Your Wave is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Christmas Karma | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Gurinder Chadha | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Hugh Bonneville, Bilal Hasna, Leo Suter, Kunal Nayyar, Eva Longoria | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
Christmas Karma
In modern-day London, an unkind British-Indian businessman is compelled by three ghosts to reflect on his life and to consider the needs of those around him.
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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