The Boy and the Beast vs Wolfwalkers
Wolfwalkers has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.9/10 for The Boy and the Beast). Wolfwalkers is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 1h 59m. The Boy and the Beast is the older of the two (2015 against 2020). Both are adventure, animation, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Boy and the Beast
Wolfwalkers| The Boy and the Beast | Wolfwalkers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | Japan | France |
| Director | Mamoru Hosoda | Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore |
| Main cast | Kappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily Franky | Simon McBurney, Tommy Tiernan, Sean Bean, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Honor Kneafsey |
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.
Wolfwalkers
In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
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