Elegy vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Elegy). Your Name. is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 52m. Elegy is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elegy
Your Name.| Elegy | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Isabel Coixet | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Chelah Horsdal | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
Elegy
Cultural critic David Kepesh finds his life -- which he indicates is a state of "emancipated manhood" -- thrown into tragic disarray by Consuela Castillo, a well-mannered student who awakens a sense of sexual possessiveness in her teacher.
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
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