Coco vs The Desert Child

Coco has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.7/10 for The Desert Child). The Desert Child is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. Coco is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are adventure, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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CocoThe Desert Child
Audience score★ 8.2/10★ 7.7/10
Year20172026
Length1h 45m1h 32m
GenresAdventure, Animation, Family, MusicAdventure, Family
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorLee UnkrichGilles de Maistre
Main castEdward James Olmos, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Lombardo BoyarKev Adams, Adriane Gradziel, Nahel Tran, Nahïl Bouazzaoui, Neige de Maistre

Synopsis

Coco

Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead following a mysterious chain of events. Along the way, he meets charming trickster Hector, and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

The Desert Child

14-year-old Sun has written and successfully published a story based on an incredible story told by her late grandfather about a wild child called Hadara, who is saved by a group of ostriches when he becomes separated from his family in a storm, and is then raised in the desert amid a host of wild animals, including his best friend, a desert fox. When Sun is invited to travel to the Sahara by a local community who has heard about her book, she…

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