Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind vs Upstream Color

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.3/10 for Upstream Color). Upstream Color is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 48m. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is the older of the two (2004 against 2013). Both are drama, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind posterEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind2004 VS Upstream Color posterUpstream Color2013
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindUpstream Color
Audience score★ 8.1/10★ 6.3/10
Year20042013
Length1h 48m1h 36m
GenresDrama, Romance, Science FictionDrama, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorMichel GondryShane Carruth
Main castKate Winslet, Jim Carrey, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo, Tom WilkinsonThiago Martins, Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Mollie Milligan, Andrew Sensenig

Synopsis

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

Upstream Color

A man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the lifecycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives.

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