The Boy and the Heron vs Wolfwalkers
Wolfwalkers has the higher audience score (8.2/10 against 7.4/10 for The Boy and the Heron). Wolfwalkers is the shorter watch at 1h 42m compared with 2h 4m. Wolfwalkers is the older of the two (2020 against 2023). Both are adventure, animation, family movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Boy and the Heron
Wolfwalkers| The Boy and the Heron | Wolfwalkers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.2/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2020 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy | Adventure, Animation, Family, Fantasy |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Hayao Miyazaki | Ross Stewart, Tomm Moore |
| Main cast | Jun Kunimura, Ko Shibasaki, Shinobu Otake, Masaki Suda, Kaoru Kobayashi | Simon McBurney, Tommy Tiernan, Sean Bean, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Honor Kneafsey |
Synopsis
The Boy and the Heron
While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the boy's mother. As he tries to adjust, this strange new world grows even stranger following the appearance of a persistent gray heron, who perplexes and bedevils Mahito, dubbing him the "long-awaited one."
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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