Surfacing vs Where the Wind Blows

Where the Wind Blows has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7/10 for Surfacing). Where the Wind Blows is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 54m. Surfacing is the older of the two (1970 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Surfacing posterSurfacing1970 VS Where the Wind Blows posterWhere the Wind Blows2025
SurfacingWhere the Wind Blows
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 9.0/10
Year19702025
Length1h 54m1h 30m
GenresDrama, RomanceDrama, Romance, Western
Country–United States of America
DirectorChristian SmithJohn Schimke
Main castCindy Sampson, Colton Gobbo, Linda Kash, Sheila McCarthy, Jonas ChernickMichelle Hurd, Lochlyn Munro, Gabriel Clark, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Mayes

Synopsis

Surfacing

After years of struggling with severe depression, a young man begins to open his heart, learning to love himself and others. When he becomes entangled in his therapist’s personal life, he discovers not only her need for support but also a tender, transformative connection with another man, Jackson. Through this intimate journey of trust, vulnerability, and queer romance, he confronts his past, embraces love, and finds hope in human connection.

Where the Wind Blows

Chase, a rugged cowboy and solitary drifter who closed off his heart long ago—until the day he impulsively does a kindness for a beautiful young woman, and everything changes over the course of three days.

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