Departures vs Turbulence
Turbulence has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Departures). Turbulence is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 10m. Departures is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Departures
Turbulence| Departures | Turbulence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Drama | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Yojiro Takita | Claudio Fäh |
| Main cast | Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryoko Hirosue, Takashi Sasano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Hera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Jon Wennington |
Synopsis
Departures
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
Turbulence
Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.
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