The Girl Who Leapt Through Time vs Upside Down

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.3/10 for Upside Down). The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 1h 44m. The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are drama, fantasy, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time posterThe Girl Who Leapt Through Time2006 VS Upside Down posterUpside Down2012
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeUpside Down
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.3/10
Year20062012
Length1h 38m1h 44m
GenresAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Science FictionDrama, Fantasy, Romance, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorMamoru HosodaJuan Diego Solanas
Main castFumihiko Tachiki, Keiko Aizawa, Keiko Yamamoto, Riisa Naka, Takuya IshidaTimothy Spall, Kirsten Dunst, Janine Theriault, Jim Sturgess, Vlasta Vrana

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.

Upside Down

In an alternate universe where twinned worlds have opposite gravities, a young man battles interplanetary prejudice and the laws of physics in his quest to reunite with the long-lost girl of his dreams in this visually stunning romantic adventure that poses the question: what if love was stronger than gravity?

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