The Best Two Years

PG

Released Oct 10, 2003

1h 50m

Comedy

Drama

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73%

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22 Reviews

92%

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5,000+ Ratings

In a town in Holland, a quartet of American Mormon missionaries takes an apartment together. Their aim, of course, is to spread their religion's word, but things aren't going smoothly. Rogers (K.C. Clyde) is questioning his faith while dealing with relationship problems back home, newcomer Calhoun (Kirby Heyborne) is having a hard time adjusting, and Johnson (David Nibley) and Van Pelt (Cameron Hopkin) get on each other's nerves. The men soon begin to debate calling their whole mission off.

Joe Leydon

Variety

Amiably amusing.

Sep 3, 2004

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John Hartl

Seattle Times

[Anderson] handles the frat-house humor more convincingly than he does the conversion scenes, which are so serious and emotional that they seem to come from a different movie.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 27, 2004

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Tom Maurstad

Dallas Morning News

There's not much to this movie.

Rated: C

Aug 19, 2004

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Ron Reed

Christianity Today

To its credit, The Best Two Years shows a refreshing willingness to acknowledge the foibles and possible problems with some Mormon missionary practices.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 8, 2006

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Vince Koehler

Entertainment Spectrum

The film is excellent and very informative to non-Mormons. I worked with several in the past and always wondered about this two-year voluntary mission. Its great!

Rated: 3/4

Oct 6, 2004

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Wade Major

Boxoffice Magazine

An earnest and impressively polished attempt at providing an inside look at the experiences of full-time Mormon missionaries.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 24, 2004

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tom g

Near perfect movie for me since I feel like I lived it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A piece of art that inspires the world to this day.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

An enjoyable, warm, and subtly hilarious movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

The Best Two Years rises above the silly offerings from the Mormon Genre. This is the real deal, with fully developed characters, bang-up acting, a solid script and some really emotional moments. A favorite at our house.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

A hilarious look into the lives of Latter-Day Saint Missionaries! It is relate able for Mormons and Non-Mormons alike. The characters work so well to create humor of the best kind.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

Best Mormon movie ever made.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Scott S. Anderson

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Elder Hezekiah Calhoun

Cameron Hopkin

Elder Steven Van Pelt

David Nibley

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Synopsis

In a town in Holland, a quartet of American Mormon missionaries takes an apartment together. Their aim, of course, is to spread their religion's word, but things aren't going smoothly. Rogers (K.C. Clyde) is questioning his faith while dealing with relationship problems back home, newcomer Calhoun (Kirby Heyborne) is having a hard time adjusting, and Johnson (David Nibley) and Van Pelt (Cameron Hopkin) get on each other's nerves. The men soon begin to debate calling their whole mission off.

Director: Scott S. Anderson
Producer: Michael Flynn, Scott S. Anderson
Screenwriter: Scott S. Anderson
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 10, 2003, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 50m