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For example "That movie was less scary to me than it was to you."

The best I can manage is something like "私にとってよりあの映画はあなたにとってこわい。” but it feels
off, and checking with Google doesn't seem to turn up any such constructions.
Any help?
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How do you say "(noun) is more/less (adj) to (person A) than to (person B)"?
This construction in English does not work well in Japanese. A direct
translation will not sound very natural even though it might successfully
convey the idea. Native speakers might say:

> 「あの映画{えいが}は、私{わたし}よりもあなたの方{ほう}が怖{こわ}いと思{おも}った（みたいね）。」
>
> 「私よりもあなたの方が、あの映画は怖いと思った（んじゃないの/でしょう）。」
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> 「私はあなたほど（には）あの映画が怖いと思わなかった。」
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> 「あなたは私[以上]{いじょう}にあの映画を怖いと思ったようですね。」

Expressing this idea by using 「にとって」 twice (just because "to" is used twice in
English) would make it sound pretty wordy (or at least wordier than J-learners
might think). If you wanted to use 「にとって」, you could use it just once and say:

> 「私よりも、あなたにとってあの映画は怖かったんだろうね。」
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