My Neighbor Totoro vs Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights
My Neighbor Totoro has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.6/10 for Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights). Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 26m. My Neighbor Totoro is the older of the two (1988 against 2024). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Neighbor Totoro
Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights| My Neighbor Totoro | Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Animation, Family, Fantasy | Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Kari Juusonen |
| Main cast | Yuko Mizutani, Chika Sakamoto, Naoki Tatsuta, Hitoshi Takagi, Sumi Shimamoto | Roger Gregg, Michael Sheehan, Luke Griffin, Brenda McDonald, Dermot Magennis |
Synopsis
My Neighbor Totoro
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Niko: Beyond the Northern Lights
Niko the reindeer joins his father in Santa's Flying Forces, but when Santa's sleigh is stolen by an acquaintance, Niko must find it in time for Christmas.
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