Returner vs Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale

Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.5/10 for Returner). Returner is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 1h 59m. Returner is the older of the two (2002 against 2017). Both are action, adventure, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Returner posterReturner2002 VS Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale posterSword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale2017
ReturnerSword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale
Audience score★ 6.5/10★ 7.7/10
Year20022017
Length1h 56m1h 59m
GenresAction, Adventure, Science FictionAction, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorTakashi YamazakiTomohiko Ito
Main castAnne Suzuki, Kanata Hongo, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Dean Harrington, Shugo OshinariHiroki Yasumoto, Hiroaki Hirata, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Rina Hidaka, Koichi Yamadera

Synopsis

Returner

A young woman from the future forces a local gunman to help her stop an impending alien invasion which will wipe out the human race.

Sword Art Online: The Movie – Ordinal Scale

In 2026, four years after the infamous Sword Art Online incident, a revolutionary new form of technology has emerged: the Augma, a device that utilizes an Augmented Reality system. Unlike the Virtual Reality of the NerveGear and the Amusphere, it is perfectly safe and allows players to use it while they are conscious, creating an instant hit on the market. The most popular application for the Augma is the game Ordinal Scale, which immerses…

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