Ride Your Wave vs The Shape of Water
Ride Your Wave has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 7.2/10 for The Shape of Water). Ride Your Wave is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 3m. The Shape of Water is the older of the two (2017 against 2019). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ride Your Wave
The Shape of Water| Ride Your Wave | The Shape of Water | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.6/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Masaaki Yuasa | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Rina Kawaei, Haruki Ishiya, Kentaro Ito, Ryota Katayose, Honoka Matsumoto | Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Nick Searcy, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg |
Synopsis
Ride Your Wave
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. When a sudden fire breaks out at her apartment building, she is rescued by Minato, a handsome firefighter, and the two soon fall in love.
The Shape of Water
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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