Heartbeats vs Silence of the Sea

Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Heartbeats). Heartbeats is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 52m. Heartbeats is the older of the two (2010 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Heartbeats posterHeartbeats2010 VS Silence of the Sea posterSilence of the Sea2024
HeartbeatsSilence of the Sea
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.5/10
Year20102024
Length1h 37m1h 52m
GenresDrama, RomanceDrama, Mystery, Romance
Country––
DirectorXavier DolanSetsuro Wakamatsu
Main castXavier Dolan, Niels Schneider, Patricia Tulasne, Monia Chokri, Anne DorvalToru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano

Synopsis

Heartbeats

Francis is a young gay man, Marie is a young straight woman and the two of them are best friends -- until the day the gorgeous Nicolas walks into a Montreal coffee shop. The two friends, instantly and equally infatuated, compete for Nicolas' indeterminate affections, a conflict that climaxes when the trio visit the vacation home of Nicolas' mother. The frothy comedy unfolds through narrative, fantasy sequences and confessional monologues.

Silence of the Sea

The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.

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