Elio vs The Iron Giant
The Iron Giant has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.9/10 for Elio). The Iron Giant is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 37m. The Iron Giant is the older of the two (1999 against 2025). Both are adventure, animation, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Elio
The Iron Giant| Elio | The Iron Giant | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction | Adventure, Animation, Family, Science Fiction |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Adrian Molina, Domee Shi | Brad Bird |
| Main cast | Ana de la Reguera, Brendan Hunt, Jameela Jamil, Brad Garrett, Zoe Saldaña | Bob Bergen, Rodger Bumpass, Christopher McDonald, Harry Connick Jr., James Gammon |
Synopsis
Elio
Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.
The Iron Giant
In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
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