The Boy and the Beast vs Verbo
The Boy and the Beast has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 4.6/10 for Verbo). Verbo is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 59m. Verbo is the older of the two (2011 against 2015). Both are adventure, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Boy and the Beast
Verbo| The Boy and the Beast | Verbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 4.6/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 27m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Mamoru Hosoda | Eduardo Chapero-Jackson |
| Main cast | Kappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily Franky | Najwa Nimri, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Manolo Solo, Verónica Echegui, Víctor Clavijo |
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.
Verbo
Sara is a young woman who fails to understand the world she lives in. Trying to find meaning in life she would come to a mysterious place to undertake an adventure: it is a parallel universe, dark and fantastic, where life and death hang in the balance.
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