The Boy and the Beast vs The Mummy Returns
The Boy and the Beast has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.4/10 for The Mummy Returns). The Boy and the Beast is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 10m. The Mummy Returns is the older of the two (2001 against 2015). Both are action, adventure, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| The Boy and the Beast | The Mummy Returns | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2001 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy | Action, Adventure, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mamoru Hosoda | Stephen Sommers |
| Main cast | Kappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily Franky | Dwayne Johnson, Brendan Fraser, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Alun Armstrong, Rachel Weisz |
Synopsis
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.
The Mummy Returns
Rick and Evelyn O’Connell, along with their 8-year-old son Alex, discover the key to the legendary Scorpion King’s might: the fabled Bracelet of Anubis. Unfortunately, a newly resurrected Imhotep has designs on the bracelet as well, and isn’t above kidnapping its new bearer, Alex, to gain control of Anubis’s otherworldly army.
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