Tales from the Magic Garden vs The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 5/10 for Tales from the Magic Garden). Tales from the Magic Garden is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 1h 59m. The Boy and the Beast is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are animation, drama, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Tales from the Magic Garden
The Boy and the Beast| Tales from the Magic Garden | The Boy and the Beast | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 10m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy | Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | David Súkup, Jean-Claude Rozec | Mamoru Hosoda |
| Main cast | Mikuláš Čížek, Eliška Křenková, Pavla Beretová, Arnošt Goldflam, Miroslav Krobot | Kappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily Franky |
Synopsis
Tales from the Magic Garden
Tom (4 years old), Suzanne (8) and Derek (10) spend the weekend with their grandparents. But nothing is as usual: Grandpa seems to be elsewhere; Tom wonders where Grandma has gone, she who always tells him incredible stories; Derek is hard at work renovating the old apple tree hut. So following in the footsteps of her ancestor, Suzanne improvises herself as a storyteller to illuminate the house with imaginary and wonderful stories and try to…
The Boy and the Beast
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
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