Desire vs Your Name.

Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Desire). Desire is the shorter watch at 1h 43m compared with 1h 46m. Desire is the older of the two (2011 against 2016). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Desire posterDesire2011 VS Your Name. posterYour Name.2016
DesireYour Name.
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year20112016
Length1h 43m1h 46m
GenresDrama, RomanceAnimation, Drama, Romance
Country–Japan
DirectorLaurent BouhnikMakoto Shinkai
Main castJean-François Gallotte, Déborah Révy, Hélène Zimmer, Gowan Didi, Johnny AmaroKazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa

Synopsis

Desire

In a social context deteriorated by a countrywide economic crisis, the life of several people will be turned upside down after they meet Cécile, a character who symbolizes desire.

Your Name.

High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.

Where to watch

Where to watch DesireWhere to watch Your Name.

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