Dear John vs In This Corner of the World
In This Corner of the World has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Dear John). Dear John is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 10m. Dear John is the older of the two (2010 against 2016). Both are drama, romance, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dear John
In This Corner of the World| Dear John | In This Corner of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 48m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance, War | Animation, Drama, History, Romance, War |
| Country | United States of America | Japan |
| Director | Lasse Hallström | Sunao Katabuchi |
| Main cast | Richard Jenkins, Henry Thomas, Amanda Seyfried, Channing Tatum, D.J. Cotrona | Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han, Non, Natsuki Inaba |
Synopsis
Dear John
While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that had fallen off a pier. John eventually falls in love with Savannah, who promises to write to him until he returns from overseas.
In This Corner of the World
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
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