Closer vs Hadestown: The Musical

Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.8/10 for Closer). Closer is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 21m. Closer is the older of the two (2004 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Closer posterCloser2004 VS Hadestown: The Musical posterHadestown: The Musical2026
CloserHadestown: The Musical
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 8.9/10
Year20042026
Length1h 44m2h 21m
GenresDrama, RomanceDrama, Fantasy, Romance
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorMike NicholsBrett Sullivan
Main castJude Law, Clive Owen, Natalie Portman, Julia Roberts, Colin StintonReeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker

Synopsis

Closer

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

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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