In a Heartbeat vs Shanghai Blues
In a Heartbeat has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7/10 for Shanghai Blues). In a Heartbeat is the shorter watch at 4m compared with 1h 43m. Shanghai Blues is the older of the two (1984 against 2017). Both are comedy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In a Heartbeat
Shanghai Blues| In a Heartbeat | Shanghai Blues | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 1984 |
| Length | 4m | 1h 43m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Romance | Comedy, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Beth David, Esteban Bravo | Tsui Hark |
| Main cast | Nick Ainsworth, Kelly Donohue | Henry Fong Ping, Shing Fui-On, Kenny Bee, Woo Fung, Sylvia Chang |
Synopsis
In a Heartbeat
A closeted boy runs the risk of being outed by his own heart after it pops out of his chest to chase down the boy of his dreams.
Shanghai Blues
In 1937 Shanghai, a soldier and a young woman have an awkward meet-cute in darkness under a bridge as they seek refuge during a bomb raid. Ten years later, the soldier, now a burgeoning songwriter and tuba-player in a marching band, is back in town desperately searching for his would-be soulmate. As fate would have it they end up living in the same building unbeknownst to each other. Through a series of mishaps, he mistakes her new ingénue…
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