An Education vs Hadestown: The Musical
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.9/10 for An Education). An Education is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 21m. An Education is the older of the two (2009 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
An Education
Hadestown: The Musical| An Education | Hadestown: The Musical | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.9/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Lone Scherfig | Brett Sullivan |
| Main cast | Peter Sarsgaard, Dominic Cooper, Matthew Beard, Olivia Williams, James Norton | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker |
Synopsis
An Education
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. When David, a charming but much older suitor, motors into her life in a shiny automobile, Jenny gets a taste of adult life that she won't soon forget.
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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