Water Lilies vs Your Name.
Your Name. has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for Water Lilies). Water Lilies is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 46m. Water Lilies is the older of the two (2007 against 2016). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Water Lilies
Your Name.| Water Lilies | Your Name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 25m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Animation, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | Japan |
| Director | Céline Sciamma | Makoto Shinkai |
| Main cast | Christophe Vandevelde, Christel Baras, Adèle Haenel, Alice de Lencquesaing, Louise Blachère | Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Chafurin, Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa |
Synopsis
Water Lilies
Set during a sultry summer in a French suburb, Marie is desperate to join the local pool's synchronized swimming team, but is her interest solely for the sake of sport or for a chance to get close to Floriane, the bad girl of the team? Sciamma, and the two leads, capture the uncertainty of teenage sexuality with a sympathetic eye in this delicate drama of the angst of coming-of-age.
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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