The Boy and the Beast vs The Perfect Storm

The Boy and the Beast has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.5/10 for The Perfect Storm). The Boy and the Beast is the shorter watch at 1h 59m compared with 2h 10m. The Perfect Storm is the older of the two (2000 against 2015). Both are action, adventure, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Boy and the Beast posterThe Boy and the Beast2015 VS The Perfect Storm posterThe Perfect Storm2000
The Boy and the BeastThe Perfect Storm
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 6.5/10
Year20152000
Length1h 59m2h 10m
GenresAction, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, FantasyAction, Adventure, Drama
CountryJapanUnited States of America
DirectorMamoru HosodaWolfgang Petersen
Main castKappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily FrankyJohn Hawkes, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Dash Mihok, Diane Lane, Cherry Jones

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 Perfect Storm

In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.

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