Mona Lisa Smile vs The Best of Youth
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.9/10 for Mona Lisa Smile). Mona Lisa Smile is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 6h 7m. Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mona Lisa Smile
The Best of Youth| Mona Lisa Smile | The Best of Youth | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 6h 7m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mike Newell | Marco Tullio Giordana |
| Main cast | Dominic West, John Slattery, Juliet Stevenson, Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio |
Synopsis
Mona Lisa Smile
Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.
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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