Blue Moon vs Pope Joan
Blue Moon has the higher audience score (7.4/10 against 6.8/10 for Pope Joan). Blue Moon is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 29m. Pope Joan is the older of the two (2009 against 2025). Both are drama, history, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Blue Moon
Pope Joan| Blue Moon | Pope Joan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 29m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History, Music, Romance | Drama, History, Romance |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | Richard Linklater | Sönke Wortmann |
| Main cast | Ethan Hawke, Patrick Kennedy, Andrew Scott, Andrew Bennett, David Rawle | Nicholas Woodeson, John Goodman, David Wenham, Iain Glen, Suzanne Bertish |
Synopsis
Blue Moon
On the evening of March 31, 1943, legendary lyricist Lorenz Hart confronts his shattered self-confidence in Sardi’s bar as his former collaborator Richard Rodgers celebrates the opening night of his ground-breaking hit musical “Oklahoma!”.
Pope Joan
A 9th century woman of English extraction born in the German city of Ingelheim disguises herself as a man and rises through the Vatican ranks.
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