Empire of Light vs Where the Wind Blows
Where the Wind Blows has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.6/10 for Empire of Light). Where the Wind Blows is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 55m. Empire of Light is the older of the two (2022 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire of Light
Where the Wind Blows| Empire of Light | Where the Wind Blows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance, Western |
| Country | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| Director | Sam Mendes | John Schimke |
| Main cast | Olivia Colman, Toby Jones, Ron Cook, Tanya Moodie, Colin Firth | Michelle Hurd, Lochlyn Munro, Gabriel Clark, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Mayes |
Synopsis
Empire of Light
The duty manager of a seaside cinema, who is struggling with her mental health, forms a relationship with a new employee on the south coast of England in the 1980s.
Where the Wind Blows
Chase, a rugged cowboy and solitary drifter who closed off his heart long ago—until the day he impulsively does a kindness for a beautiful young woman, and everything changes over the course of three days.
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