Everyone Loves Mel vs Spirited Away
Spirited Away has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 4.4/10 for Everyone Loves Mel). Everyone Loves Mel is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 5m. Everyone Loves Mel is the older of the two (2000 against 2001). Both are family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Everyone Loves Mel | Spirited Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Family, Fantasy | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Joey Travolta | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Vanessa Evigan, Paul Sampson, Julie Hagerty, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Scalia | Miyu Irino, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Tsunehiko Kamijô, Ken Yasuda, Rumi Hiiragi |
Synopsis
Everyone Loves Mel
Set in the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, the legend of Swanson Lake is kept by one man and he's not about to surrender it. When Bill's grandsons come for a summer visit, they stumble into a big-time adventure with a giant turtle named Mel. When Bill's neighbor Bailey tries to kidnap Mel in order to feature him in a proposed theme park, the grandsons plot to hide Mel from the neighbor.
Spirited Away
A young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
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