Love Happens vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.9/10 for Love Happens). Your Name. is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 1h 49m. Love Happens is the older of the two (2009 against 2016). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Love Happens | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Brandon Camp | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Judy Greer, Aaron Eckhart, Frances Conroy, Anne Marie DeLuise, John Carroll Lynch | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
Love Happens
Dr. Burke Ryan is a successful self-help author and motivational speaker with a secret. While he helps thousands of people cope with tragedy and personal loss, he secretly is unable to overcome the death of his late wife. It's not until Burke meets a fiercely independent florist named Eloise that he is forced to face his past and overcome his demons.
Your Name.
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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