If Only vs Ride Your Wave
Ride Your Wave has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7/10 for If Only). If Only is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. If Only is the older of the two (2004 against 2019). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
If Only
Ride Your Wave| If Only | Ride Your Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Gil Junger | Masaaki Yuasa |
| Main cast | Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Babington, Graham Turner, Neville Phillips | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto |
Synopsis
If Only
After his impetuous musician girlfriend, Samantha, dies in an accident shortly after they had a fight (and nearly broke up), Ian Wyndham, a grief-stricken British businessman living in London gets a chance to relive the day all over again, in the hope of changing the events that led up to her getting killed.
Ride Your Wave
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
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