Holding the Man vs Turbulence

Turbulence has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Holding the Man). Turbulence is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 8m. Holding the Man is the older of the two (2015 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Holding the ManTurbulence
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 10.0/10
Year20152025
Length2h 8m1h 31m
GenresDramaAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorNeil ArmfieldClaudio Fäh
Main castSarah Snook, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Ryan CorrHera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Jon Wennington

Synopsis

Holding the Man

Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.

Turbulence

Young married couple Zach and Emmy decide to take a hot air balloon trip across the Italian Dolomites to rekindle their relationship. When they and pilot Harry are joined by a third passenger, Julia, events unfold in ways they could never imagine five thousand meters in the air.

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