Waves '98 vs Weathering with You

Weathering with You has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.3/10 for Waves '98). Waves '98 is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 52m. Waves '98 is the older of the two (2015 against 2019). Both are animation, drama, fantasy movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Waves '98 posterWaves '982015 VS Weathering with You posterWeathering with You2019
Waves '98Weathering with You
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 8.0/10
Year20152019
Length15m1h 52m
GenresAnimation, Drama, FantasyAnimation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country––
DirectorEly DagherMakoto Shinkai
Main castElie Bassila, Cherine KhouryYuki Kaji, Ryohei Kimura, 임진웅, Kana Ichinose, Masako Nozawa

Synopsis

Waves '98

Disillusioned with his life in the suburbs of segregated Beirut, Omar's unusual discovery lures him into the depth of the city. Immersed into a world that is so close yet so isolated from his reality, he finds himself struggling to keep his attachments, his sense of home.

Weathering with You

The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from his remote island home to Tokyo, and quickly finds himself pushed to his financial and personal limits. The weather is unusually gloomy and rainy every day, as if taking its cue from his life. After many days of solitude, he finally finds work as a freelance writer for a mysterious occult magazine. Then, one day, Hodaka meets Hina on a busy street corner. This bright and…

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