Empire vs The Duke
The Duke has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.7/10 for Empire). Empire is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 1h 36m. The Duke is the older of the two (2021 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire
The Duke| Empire | The Duke | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Frederikke Aspöck | Roger Michell |
| Main cast | Søren Sætter-Lassen, Peter Gantzler, Jesper Asholt, Christopher Læssø, Claus Riis Østergaard | Matthew Goode, Helen Mirren, Heather Craney, James Wilby, Jim Broadbent |
Synopsis
Empire
As a “free colored” woman, Anna Elizabeth Heegaard is wealthy and owns her own slaves when she begins a love affair with the Danish colony’s governor-general Peter von Scholten. During communal feasts, they discuss social reforms while a slave boy hangs above the table and cools the diners with a feather. And in the shadows, whispers begin of a slave revolt.
The Duke
In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.
Where to watch
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