Cousins vs Youth
Cousins has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 6.9/10 for Youth). Cousins is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 2h 5m. Youth is the older of the two (2015 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Cousins
Youth| Cousins | Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 23m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mauro Carvalho, Thiago Cazado | Paolo Sorrentino |
| Main cast | Thiago Cazado, Paulo Sousa, Juliana Zancanaro, Denis Camargo, Eduarda Esteves | Paul Dano, Chloe Pirrie, Paloma Faith, Alex Macqueen, Michael Caine |
Synopsis
Cousins
Lucas is a young man who lives with his religious aunt Lourdes in a quiet country town. He helps his aunt by holding religious meetings with the ladies of the area, in the living room, playing biblical songs on the keyboard. This quiet life will end as soon as the charitable aunt communicates the arrival of another nephew, Mario, just out of jail. The clash of reality between the cousins ends up causing unusual situations, and an unexpected…
Youth
Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing the screenplay for what may be his last important film for his muse Brenda. And where will inspiration lead their younger friend Jimmy, an actor grasping to make sense of his next performance?