Anwar vs Hadestown: The Musical
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 5.9/10 for Anwar). Hadestown: The Musical is the shorter watch at 2h 21m compared with 2h 24m. Anwar is the older of the two (2007 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Anwar
Hadestown: The Musical| Anwar | Hadestown: The Musical | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.9/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 24m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Manish Jha | Brett Sullivan |
| Main cast | Sanjay Mishra, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Yashpal Sharma, Siddharth Koirala | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker |
Synopsis
Anwar
Anwar is the story of a young man, an artist, who leaves his home and everything he knows in order to escape a world he no longer recognizes. All he ever wanted was a love story, Instead, his mentor abandons him and his best friend and his one true love betray him. Devastated, emotionally exhausted, he takes refuge in an old building, only to wake up the next morning to find his world turned upside down. Mistaken for a terrorist, Anwar finds…
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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