Hugo vs The Boy and the Heron
The Boy and the Heron has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 7.2/10 for Hugo). The Boy and the Heron is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 6m. Hugo is the older of the two (2011 against 2023). Both are adventure, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hugo
The Boy and the Heron| Hugo | The Boy and the Heron | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Martin Scorsese | Hayao Miyazaki |
| Main cast | Jude Law, Asa Butterfield, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sacha Baron Cohen, Emily Mortimer | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi |
Synopsis
Hugo
Orphaned and alone except for an uncle, Hugo Cabret lives in the walls of a train station in 1930s Paris. Hugo's job is to oil and maintain the station's clocks, but to him, his more important task is to protect a broken automaton and notebook left to him by his late father. Accompanied by the goddaughter of an embittered toy merchant, Hugo embarks on a quest to solve the mystery of the automaton and find a place he can call home.
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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