Secret Friends vs Wolf Children
Wolf Children has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 3.7/10 for Secret Friends). Secret Friends is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 57m. Secret Friends is the older of the two (1991 against 2012). Both are drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Secret Friends | Wolf Children | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 3.7/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy | Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Dennis Potter | Mamoru Hosoda |
| Main cast | Frances Barber, Gina Bellman, Alan Bates, Ian McNeice, Tony Doyle | Megumi Hayashibara, Kumiko Aso, Aoi Miyazaki, Tamio Ohki, Takao Osawa |
Synopsis
Secret Friends
During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.
Wolf Children
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
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