Anna and the King vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Anna and the King). Anna and the King is the shorter watch at 2h 28m compared with 6h 7m. Anna and the King is the older of the two (1999 against 2003). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Anna and the King | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 28m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andy Tennant | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Jodie Foster, Chow Yun-Fat, Bill Stewart, Tom Felton, Geoffrey Palmer | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Anna and the King
The story of the romance between the King of Siam (now Thailand) and the widowed British school teacher Anna Leonowens during the 1860s. Anna teaches the children and becomes romanced by the King. She convinces him that a man can be loved by just one woman.
The Best of Youth
After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.
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