Colorful vs The Red Turtle
The Red Turtle has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 7.2/10 for Colorful). The Red Turtle is the shorter watch at 1h 20m compared with 2h 7m. Colorful is the older of the two (2010 against 2016). Both are animation, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Colorful
The Red Turtle| Colorful | The Red Turtle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 20m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Family | Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Keiichi Hara | Michael Dudok de Wit |
| Main cast | Akiyoshi Nakao, Hideyuki Tanaka, Akiko Yajima, Keiji Fujiwara, Kumiko Aso | Tom Hudson, Baptiste Goy, Axel Devillers, Barbara Beretta |
Synopsis
Colorful
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a neutral spirit named Purapura, the soul must figure out what his greatest sin and mistake in his former life was, before his time limit in Makoto's body runs out. He also has a number of other lesser…
The Red Turtle
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
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