Grave of the Fireflies vs Hart's War
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.4/10 for Hart's War). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 2h 5m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2002). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Hart's War| Grave of the Fireflies | Hart's War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Gregory Hoblit |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Cole Hauser, Terrence Howard, Maury Sterling, Linus Roache, Colin Farrell |
Synopsis
Grave of the Fireflies
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no surviving relatives and their emergency rations depleted, Seita and Setsuko struggle to survive.
Hart's War
When Col. William McNamara is stripped of his freedom in a German POW camp, he's determined to keep on fighting even from behind enemy lines. Enlisting the help of a young lieutenant in a brilliant plot against his captors, McNamara risks everything on a mission to free his men and change the outcome of the war.
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