After vs Hadestown: The Musical

Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7.1/10 for After). After is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 21m. After is the older of the two (2019 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

After posterAfter2019 VS Hadestown: The Musical posterHadestown: The Musical2026
AfterHadestown: The Musical
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.9/10
Year20192026
Length1h 46m2h 21m
GenresDrama, RomanceDrama, Fantasy, Romance
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorJenny GageBrett Sullivan
Main castJennifer Beals, Peter Gallagher, Swen Temmel, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Dylan ArnoldReeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker

Synopsis

After

Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa's guarded world opens up when she meets Hardin Scott, a mysterious and brooding rebel who makes her question all she thought she knew about herself -- and what she wants out of life.

Hadestown: The Musical

The tragic love of Orpheus and Eurydice is intertwined with the complex relationship of Hades and Persephone. Eurydice, struggling with poverty, is lured to the industrial underworld of Hadestown by Hades, while Orpheus, a struggling musician, ventures down below to bring her back. (Filmed live at the Lyric Theatre, London, featuring the core five original Broadway cast members.)

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