Overview
Two old friends reflect on life, love, and legacy while vacationing in the Alps.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- witty
- tender
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film's sumptuous imagery, veteran performances, and tender meditation on aging while finding its thematic ambitions uneven or sentimental.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Fred and Mick confront retirement, unfinished ambitions, romantic disappointments, and the possibility that vitality persists beyond professional youth.
The Alpine hotel, performances, musical interludes, and carefully composed imagery turn the characters' vacation into an immersive meditation on life and art.
Fred and Mick's long companionship anchors their observations of family, work, desire, and mortality among the hotel guests.
The elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps gathers retired artists, family members, writers, performers, and other guests into one contemplative community.
Films like Youth, and why
The Great Beauty
shared contemplative drama, aging protagonists, ornate visual style, and meditation on memory and artistic legacy
45 Years
shared european art-house sensibility, melancholy humor, aging performers, and reflective examination of mortality
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
shared elegant resort setting, emotionally restrained older characters, relationship tensions, and bittersweet reflection on time
Movie Details
- Director
- Paolo Sorrentino
- Release Date
- 2015-05-20
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (2274)
Cast
- Michael Caine
- Harvey Keitel
- Rachel Weisz
- Paul Dano
- Jane Fonda
- Mark Kozelek
- Robert Seethaler
- Alex Macqueen
- Luna Mijović
- Tom Lipinski
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Youth about?
- Two aging friends observe desire, artistic legacy, and the persistence of youth during an introspective retreat at an Alpine hotel.
- What is Youth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Youth as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Youth violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Youth.
- What did critics think of Youth?
- Critics broadly praised the film's sumptuous imagery, veteran performances, and tender meditation on aging while finding its thematic ambitions uneven or sentimental.
- Which films are like Youth?
- Films with a similar feel include The Great Beauty, 45 Years, and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.
- How long is Youth?
- Youth runs 125 minutes.
- Where can I watch Youth?
- In United States, Youth is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
