A Royal Affair vs Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for A Royal Affair). A Royal Affair is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 26m. Memoirs of a Geisha is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Royal Affair posterA Royal Affair2012 VS Memoirs of a Geisha posterMemoirs of a Geisha2005
A Royal AffairMemoirs of a Geisha
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 7.7/10
Year20122005
Length2h 17m2h 26m
GenresDrama, History, RomanceDrama, History, Romance
CountryCzech RepublicUnited States of America
DirectorNikolaj ArcelRob Marshall
Main castMads Mikkelsen, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Harriet Walter, David Dencik, Bent MejdingMako, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Tsai Chin, Youki Kudoh

Synopsis

A Royal Affair

A young queen falls in love with her physician, and they start a revolution that changes their nation forever.

Memoirs of a Geisha

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

Where to watch

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