Darkest Hour vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.4/10 for Darkest Hour). Darkest Hour is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2017). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Darkest Hour | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2003 |
| Length | 2h 5m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Wright | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Ben Mendelsohn, Adrian Rawlins, Joe Armstrong, Benjamin Whitrow, David Schofield | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Darkest Hour
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it could mean the end of the British Empire.
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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