The Best of Youth vs The Smashing Machine
The Best of Youth has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for The Smashing Machine). The Smashing Machine is the shorter watch at 2h 3m 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.
The Best of Youth
The Smashing Machine| The Best of Youth | The Smashing Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2025 |
| Length | 6h 7m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, History, Romance | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Marco Tullio Giordana | Benny Safdie |
| Main cast | Luigi Lo Cascio, Jasmine Trinca, Andrea Tidona, Claudio Gioè, Riccardo Scamarcio | Emily Blunt, Dwayne Johnson, Bas Rutten, Randi Lynne, Andre Tricoteux |
Synopsis
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.
The Smashing Machine
In the late 1990s, up-and-coming mixed martial artist Mark Kerr aspires to become the greatest fighter in the world. However, he must also battle his opiod dependence and a volatile relationship with his girlfriend Dawn.
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