Grave of the Fireflies vs Hors de l'eau

Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.8/10 for Hors de l'eau). Hors de l'eau is the shorter watch at 8m compared with 1h 29m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2018). Both are animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Grave of the Fireflies posterGrave of the Fireflies1988 VS Hors de l'eau posterHors de l'eau2018
Grave of the FirefliesHors de l'eau
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 7.8/10
Year19882018
Length1h 29m8m
GenresAnimation, Drama, WarAnimation, Drama
Country–France
DirectorIsao TakahataAndrei Sitari, Joël Durand
Main castTsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo SakaiMathieu Tiger

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.

Hors de l'eau

Through the eyes of a macaque mother, a group of snow monkeys has to face the strict rules which govern their community.

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