Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean). Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 6h 7m. The Best of Youth is the older of the two (2003 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
The Best of Youth| Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Éric Besnard | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Albert Dupontel, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Lamy, Bernard Campan, Isabelle Carré | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean is released from prison after nineteen years of hard labor, violence, and suffering. Filled with anger and a deep sense of injustice, he has become a dangerous man who trusts no one and nothing. When he arrives in a small village in Provence, he is repeatedly turned away. Desperate, he unknowingly finds refuge at the house of Bishop Bienvenu, who lives simply, with his sister and a single servant. There, he is surprised by their…
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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