Grave of the Fireflies vs Lebanon

Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Lebanon). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 33m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2009). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Grave of the Fireflies posterGrave of the Fireflies1988 VS Lebanon posterLebanon2009
Grave of the FirefliesLebanon
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.5/10
Year19882009
Length1h 29m1h 33m
GenresAnimation, Drama, WarDrama, War
Country––
DirectorIsao TakahataSamuel Maoz
Main castTsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo SakaiAshraf Barhom, Itay Tiran, Michael Moshonov, Oshri Cohen, Yoav Donat

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.

Lebanon

During the First Lebanon War in 1982, a lone tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town.

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