Dog Gone vs The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.2/10 for Dog Gone). Dog Gone is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 4m. Both are adventure, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dog Gone
The Boy and the Heron| Dog Gone | The Boy and the Heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Herek | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Rob Lowe, Soji Arai, Johnny Berchtold, Susan Gallagher, Kimberly Williams-Paisley | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Synopsis
Dog Gone
When his beloved dog goes missing, a young man embarks on an incredible search with his parents to find him and give him life-saving medication.
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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