Dear Frankie vs Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.1/10 for Dear Frankie). Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 45m. Dear Frankie is the older of the two (2004 against 2025). Both are drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dear Frankie
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain| Dear Frankie | Little Amélie or the Character of Rain | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Drama, Family | Animation, Drama, Family |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Shona Auerbach | Liane-Cho Han Jin Kuang, Maïlys Vallade |
| Main cast | Emily Mortimer, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Jack McElhone, Katy Murphy | Marc Arnaud, Cathy Cerda, Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grobois, Yumi Fujimori |
Synopsis
Dear Frankie
Nine-year-old Frankie and his single mum Lizzie have been on the move ever since Frankie can remember, most recently arriving in a seaside Scottish town. Wanting to protect her deaf son from the truth that they've run away from his father, Lizzie has invented a story that he is away at sea on the HMS Accra. Every few weeks, Lizzie writes Frankie a make-believe letter from his father, telling of his adventures in exotic lands. As Frankie tracks…
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.
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