Paprika vs The Box
Paprika has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.6/10 for The Box). Paprika is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 55m. Paprika is the older of the two (2006 against 2009). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Paprika
The Box| Paprika | The Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Satoshi Kon | Richard Kelly |
| Main cast | Akio Otsuka, Hideyuki Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya | John Magaro, James Marsden, James Rebhorn, Cameron Diaz, Holmes Osborne |
Synopsis
Paprika
When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patient's dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it and recover it before damage is done: Paprika.
The Box
Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the…
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