Edge of Space vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 4/10 for Edge of Space). Edge of Space is the shorter watch at 19m compared with 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2024). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Edge of Space | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2003 |
| Length | 19m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean de Meuron | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Jackson Robert Scott, Chad Michael Collins, Nathalia Ramos, Gregory Gast, Kimberly Alexander | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Edge of Space
Set in 1961, during the height of the US-Soviet space race, an ambitious USAF test pilot is recruited by NASA for a daring suborbital mission in an X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft with astronomical implications.
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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