Ammonite vs Hadestown: The Musical

Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.9/10 for Ammonite). Ammonite is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 21m. Ammonite is the older of the two (2020 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ammonite posterAmmonite2020 VS Hadestown: The Musical posterHadestown: The Musical2026
AmmoniteHadestown: The Musical
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 8.9/10
Year20202026
Length1h 58m2h 21m
GenresDrama, RomanceDrama, Fantasy, Romance
CountryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
DirectorFrancis LeeBrett Sullivan
Main castFiona Shaw, James McArdle, Kate Winslet, Claire Rushbrook, Sam ParksReeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker

Synopsis

Ammonite

In 1840s England, palaeontologist Mary Anning and a young woman sent by her husband to convalesce by the sea develop an intense relationship. Despite the chasm between their social spheres and personalities, Mary and Charlotte discover they can each offer what the other has been searching for: the realisation that they are not alone. It is the beginning of a passionate and all-consuming love affair that will defy all social bounds and alter the…

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.)

Where to watch

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