Waves vs Where the Wind Blows

Where the Wind Blows has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.4/10 for Waves). Where the Wind Blows is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 2h 15m. Waves is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Waves posterWaves2019 VS Where the Wind Blows posterWhere the Wind Blows2025
WavesWhere the Wind Blows
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 9.0/10
Year20192025
Length2h 15m1h 30m
GenresDrama, RomanceDrama, Romance, Western
Country–United States of America
DirectorTrey Edward ShultsJohn Schimke
Main castNeal Huff, Taylor Russell, Sterling K. Brown, Lucas Hedges, Clifton Collins Jr.Michelle Hurd, Lochlyn Munro, Gabriel Clark, C. Thomas Howell, Rob Mayes

Synopsis

Waves

A controlling father’s attempts to ensure that his two children succeed in high school backfire after his son experiences a career-ending sports injury. Their familial bonds are eventually placed under severe strain by an unexpected tragedy.

Where the Wind Blows

Chase, a rugged cowboy and solitary drifter who closed off his heart long ago—until the day he impulsively does a kindness for a beautiful young woman, and everything changes over the course of three days.

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