Ponyo vs Song of the Sea

Song of the Sea has the higher audience score (8/10 against 7.8/10 for Ponyo). Song of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 1h 40m. Ponyo is the older of the two (2008 against 2014). Both are animation, family, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ponyo posterPonyo2008 VS Song of the Sea posterSong of the Sea2014
PonyoSong of the Sea
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 8.0/10
Year20082014
Length1h 40m1h 34m
GenresAnimation, Family, FantasyAnimation, Family, Fantasy
Country––
DirectorHayao MiyazakiTomm Moore
Main castRumi Hiiragi, Shin'ichi Hatori, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Yuki Amami, Yuria KozukiDavid Rawle, Brendan Gleeson, Pat Shortt, Fionnula Flanagan, Jon Kenny

Synopsis

Ponyo

When Sosuke, a young boy who lives on a clifftop overlooking the sea, rescues a stranded goldfish named Ponyo, he discovers more than he bargained for. Ponyo is a curious, energetic young creature who yearns to be human, but even as she causes chaos around the house, her father, a powerful sorcerer, schemes to return Ponyo to the sea.

Song of the Sea

The story of the last Seal Child’s journey home. After their mother’s disappearance, Ben and Saoirse are sent to live with Granny in the city. When they resolve to return to their home by the sea, their journey becomes a race against time as they are drawn into a world Ben knows only from his mother’s folktales. But this is no bedtime story; these fairy folk have been in our world far too long. It soon becomes clear to Ben that Saoirse is the…

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