Dreams vs Hadestown: The Musical
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 5.4/10 for Dreams). Dreams is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 21m. Dreams is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dreams
Hadestown: The Musical| Dreams | Hadestown: The Musical | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.4/10 | ★ 8.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Michel Franco | Brett Sullivan |
| Main cast | Jessica Chastain, Lee Braithwaite, Rupert Friend, Marshall Bell, Mercedes Hernández | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker |
Synopsis
Dreams
Fernando, a young ballet dancer from Mexico, dreams of international recognition and a life in the US. Believing his lover, Jennifer, a socialite and philanthropist, will support him, he leaves everything behind— narrowly escaping death in the process. However, his arrival disrupts Jennifer’s carefully curated world. She will do anything to protect both their futures— and the life she has built.
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
Where to watch DreamsWhere to watch Hadestown: The Musical
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