The Reader vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for The Reader). Your Name. is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 4m. The Reader is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Reader
Your Name.| The Reader | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Stephen Daldry | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Lena Olin, Kate Winslet, Ralph Fiennes, David Kross, Alexandra Maria Lara | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
The Reader
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. He alone realizes that Hanna is illiterate and may be concealing that fact at the expense of her freedom.
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.
Where to watch
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