Playing God vs Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Playing God has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6/10 for Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass). Playing God is the shorter watch at 9m compared with 1h 13m. Playing God is the older of the two (2024 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Playing God
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass| Playing God | Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2025 |
| Length | 9m | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Animation, Drama, Horror | Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Matteo Burani | Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay |
| Main cast | Edoardo Nanni, Pier Danio Forni | Tadeusz Janiszewski, Wioletta Kopańska, Andrzej Kłak, Leszek Bzdyl, Robert Martyniak |
Synopsis
Playing God
Fragile clay Sculptures come to life in a bare workshop, craving more than just existence. When their Sculptor abandons them, they must discover the power of belonging.
Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass
Jozef embarks on a journey via a ghostly train to visit his dying father in a remote Galician sanatorium. Upon arrival, he discovers that the sanatorium exists in a realm where time is distorted—his father's death has not yet occurred, as time here lags behind the outside world by an undefined interval. Jozef's experiences become increasingly fragmented and dreamlike as he confronts various manifestations of his father, each representing…
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