Heavenly Creatures vs Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7/10 for Heavenly Creatures). Heavenly Creatures is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 1h 55m. Heavenly Creatures is the older of the two (1994 against 2018). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Heavenly Creatures
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms| Heavenly Creatures | Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Peter Jackson | Mari Okada |
| Main cast | Kate Winslet, Melanie Lynskey, Elizabeth Moody, Jed Brophy, Sarah Peirse | Tomokazu Sugita, Hiroaki Hirata, Yuki Kaji, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa |
Synopsis
Heavenly Creatures
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia is a member of a special race called the Iorph who can live for hundreds of years. However, Maquia has always felt lonely despite being surrounded by her people, as she was orphaned from a young age. She daydreams about the outside world, but dares not travel from her home due to the warnings of the clan's chief. One day the kingdom of Mezarte invades her homeland. They already have what is left of the giant dragons, the Renato, under…
Where to watch
Where to watch Heavenly CreaturesWhere to watch Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
More like Heavenly Creatures · More like Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms · Compare other titles