The Lower Depths vs Turbulence

Turbulence has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Lower Depths). Turbulence is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 5m. The Lower Depths is the older of the two (1957 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Lower Depths posterThe Lower Depths1957 VS Turbulence posterTurbulence2025
The Lower DepthsTurbulence
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year19572025
Length2h 5m1h 31m
GenresDramaAction, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country–United States of America
DirectorAkira KurosawaClaudio Fäh
Main castIsuzu Yamada, Kamatari Fujiwara, Yū Fujiki, Toshirō Mifune, Eijirō TōnoHera Hilmar, Jeremy Irvine, Kelsey Grammer, Olga Kurylenko, Jon Wennington

Synopsis

The Lower Depths

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with landlady Osugi to romance her younger sister, Okayo, Osugi extracts her revenge by revealing her infidelity to her jealous husband.

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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