Paprika vs The Happening
Paprika has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.4/10 for The Happening). Paprika is the older of the two (2006 against 2008). Both are science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Paprika
The Happening| Paprika | The Happening | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2006 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Animation, Science Fiction, Thriller | Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Satoshi Kon | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Main cast | Akio Otsuka, Hideyuki Tanaka, Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Hayashibara, Toru Furuya | Kristen Connolly, Jeremy Strong, Alan Ruck, Robert Bailey Jr., John Leguizamo |
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 Happening
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated cities into the countryside in a fight to discover the truth. Is it terrorism, the accidental release of some toxic military bio weapon -- or something even more sinister?
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