Like Water for Chocolate vs Silence of the Sea
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Like Water for Chocolate). Like Water for Chocolate is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 1h 52m. Like Water for Chocolate is the older of the two (1992 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Like Water for Chocolate
Silence of the Sea| Like Water for Chocolate | Silence of the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Mystery, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Alfonso Arau | Setsuro Wakamatsu |
| Main cast | Lumi Cavazos, Marco Leonardi, Regina Torné, Mario Iván Martínez, Ada Carrasco | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano |
Synopsis
Like Water for Chocolate
Tita is passionately in love with Pedro, but her controlling mother forbids her from marrying him. When Pedro marries her sister, Tita throws herself into her cooking and discovers she can transfer her emotions through the food she prepares, infecting all who eat it with her intense heartbreak.
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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