Silence of the Sea vs The Lunchbox
Silence of the Sea has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for The Lunchbox). The Lunchbox is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 52m. The Lunchbox is the older of the two (2013 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Silence of the Sea
The Lunchbox| Silence of the Sea | The Lunchbox | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama, Mystery, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Setsuro Wakamatsu | Ritesh Batra |
| Main cast | Toru Nakamura, Masane Tsukayama, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoko Koizumi, Shiro Sano | Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irrfan Khan, Lillete Dubey, Nasirr Khan |
Synopsis
Silence of the Sea
The day before his exhibition, world-renowned painter Tamura discovers that his own work contains a forgery. Meanwhile, the body of a woman with countless ukiyo-e tattoos is discovered at the sea. From the two incidents, the name of Ryuji emerges.
The Lunchbox
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.
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