The Best Two Years

The Best Two Years

Every moment counts.

Directed by Scott S. Anderson

Produced by Halestorm Entertainment, Harvest Films

2004112 min7.0 / 10

Two pairs of Mormon missionaries from America live in a beaten-up apartment in the Dutch city of Haarlem. Their personalities are distinctly different. Elder Johnson is the District Leader and oversees their efforts. His companion, the vain Elder Van Pelt, seeks to become the assistant to the mission president (the top post available) as soon as possible. The capable Elder Rogers has become disillusioned and inattentive to his duties ever since a previous missionary companion returned to America and married Elder Roger's girlfriend. The three meet Elder Roger's new companion, Elder Calhoun, in the train station. This new elder is a nerdy but enthusiastic "greenie" that has just arrived from the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Utah. Unfortunately, his training did not give him much fluency in the Dutch language. But as luck would have it, the first person he approaches to proselytize is a fellow American named Kyle.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Best Two Years easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Is The Best Two Years violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

  • Is The Best Two Years scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Does The Best Two Years end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Best Two Years sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

74/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity66

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise87

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love70

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Best Two Years

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Best Two Years

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Best Two Years, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Best Two Years, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Best Two Years, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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