Given vs Swing Kids

Given has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 6.7/10 for Swing Kids). Given is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 52m. Swing Kids is the older of the two (1993 against 2020). Both are drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Given posterGiven2020 VS Swing Kids posterSwing Kids1993
GivenSwing Kids
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 6.7/10
Year20201993
Length1h 1h 52m
GenresAnimation, Drama, Music, RomanceDrama, Music
Country––
DirectorHikaru YamaguchiThomas Carter
Main castTakuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro AsanumaRobert Sean Leonard, Sean Pertwee, Jessica Hynes, Noah Wyle, Christian Bale

Synopsis

Given

Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.

Swing Kids

The story of a close-knit group of young kids in Nazi Germany who listen to banned swing music from the US. Soon dancing and fun leads to more difficult choices as the Nazis begin tightening the grip on Germany. Each member of the group is forced to face some tough choices about right, wrong, and survival.

Where to watch

Where to watch GivenWhere to watch Swing Kids

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