The Boxer vs Young Hearts
Young Hearts has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for The Boxer). Young Hearts is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 54m. The Boxer is the older of the two (1997 against 2024). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Boxer
Young Hearts| The Boxer | Young Hearts | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 54m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jim Sheridan | Anthony Schatteman |
| Main cast | David Hayman, Brian Cox, Emily Watson, Kenneth Cranham, Ken Stott | Lou Goossens, Marius De Saeger, Geert Van Rampelberg, Emilie De Roo, Dirk van Dijck |
Synopsis
The Boxer
Nineteen-year-old Danny Flynn is imprisoned for his involvement with the I.R.A. in Belfast. He leaves behind his family and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Maggie Hamill. Fourteen years later, Danny is released from prison and returns to his old working class neighborhood to resume his life as a boxer.
Young Hearts
14-year-old Elias increasingly feels like an outsider in his village. When he meets his new neighbour of the same age, Alexander, Elias is confronted with his burgeoning sexuality.
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