The Girl Who Leapt Through Time vs The Midnight Sky

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.7/10 for The Midnight Sky). The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 58m. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the older of the two (2006 against 2020). Both are drama, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time posterThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time2006 VS The Midnight Sky posterThe Midnight Sky2020
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeThe Midnight Sky
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 5.7/10
Year20062020
Length1h 38m1h 58m
GenresAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Science FictionDrama, Science Fiction
Country–United States of America
DirectorMamoru HosodaGeorge Clooney
Main castFumihiko Tachiki, Keiko Aizawa, Keiko Yamamoto, Riisa Naka, Takuya IshidaSophie Rundle, Tiffany Boone, George Clooney, Demián Bichir, David Oyelowo

Synopsis

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't as simple as it seems, and eventually, will have to rely on her new powers to shape the future of herself and her friends.

The Midnight Sky

A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

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