Coco vs The Tale of Despereaux

Coco has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 6.1/10 for The Tale of Despereaux). The Tale of Despereaux is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 45m. The Tale of Despereaux is the older of the two (2008 against 2017). Both are adventure, animation, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Coco posterCoco2017 VS The Tale of Despereaux posterThe Tale of Despereaux2008
CocoThe Tale of Despereaux
Audience score★ 8.2/10★ 6.1/10
Year20172008
Length1h 45m1h 33m
GenresAdventure, Animation, Family, MusicAdventure, Animation, Family
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
DirectorLee UnkrichRobert Stevenhagen, Sam Fell
Main castEdward James Olmos, Natalia Cordova-Buckley, Gael García Bernal, Benjamin Bratt, Lombardo BoyarWilliam H. Macy, Tony Hale, Richard Jenkins, Frances Conroy, Kevin Kline

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 Tale of Despereaux

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his home for having such lofty ambitions, Despereaux sets off on an amazing adventure with his good-hearted rat friend Roscuro, who leads him, at long last, on a very noble quest to rescue an endangered princess and save an entire kingdom from darkness.

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