Little Amélie or the Character of Rain vs When Marnie Was There

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain and When Marnie Was There are tied on audience score (8/10). Little Amélie or the Character of Rain is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 43m. When Marnie Was There is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain posterLittle Amélie or the Character of Rain2025 VS When Marnie Was There posterWhen Marnie Was There2014
Little Amélie or the Character of RainWhen Marnie Was There
Audience score★ 8.0/10★ 7.9/10
Year20252014
Length1h 15m1h 43m
GenresAnimation, Drama, FamilyAnimation, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country–Japan
DirectorLiane-Cho Han Jin Kuang, Maïlys ValladeHiromasa Yonebayashi
Main castMarc Arnaud, Cathy Cerda, Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grobois, Yumi FujimoriToshie Negishi, Susumu Terajima, Ken Yasuda, Yo Oizumi, Sara Takatsuki

Synopsis

Little Amélie or the Character of Rain

The world is a perplexing, peaceful mystery to Amélie until a miraculous encounter with chocolate ignites her wild sense of curiosity. As she develops a deep attachment to her family's housekeeper, Nishio-san, Amélie discovers the wonders of nature as well as the emotional truths hidden beneath the surface of her family's idyllic life as foreigners in post-war Japan.

When Marnie Was There

Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.

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