Grave of the Fireflies vs Stop-Loss
Grave of the Fireflies has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.1/10 for Stop-Loss). Grave of the Fireflies is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 53m. Grave of the Fireflies is the older of the two (1988 against 2008). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grave of the Fireflies
Stop-Loss| Grave of the Fireflies | Stop-Loss | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Isao Takahata | Kimberly Peirce |
| Main cast | Tsutomu Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi, Yoshiko Shinohara, Akemi Yamaguchi, Masayo Sakai | Timothy Olyphant, Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Linda Emond, Steven Strait |
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.
Stop-Loss
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.
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