The Lunchbox vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for The Lunchbox). The Lunchbox is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 1h 46m. The Lunchbox is the older of the two (2013 against 2016). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Lunchbox
Your Name.| The Lunchbox | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Ritesh Batra | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Nimrat Kaur, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Irrfan Khan, Lillete Dubey, Nasirr Khan | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
The Lunchbox
A mistaken delivery in Mumbai's famously efficient lunchbox delivery system (Mumbai's Dabbawallahs) connects a young housewife to a stranger in the dusk of his life. They build a fantasy world together through notes in the lunchbox. Gradually, this fantasy threatens to overwhelm their reality.
Your Name.
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other.
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