Empire vs The Favourite
The Favourite has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.7/10 for Empire). Empire is the shorter watch at 1h 33m compared with 2h . The Favourite is the older of the two (2018 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Empire
The Favourite| Empire | The Favourite | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 33m | 2h |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Frederikke Aspöck | Yorgos Lanthimos |
| Main cast | Søren Sætter-Lassen, Peter Gantzler, Jesper Asholt, Christopher Læssø, Claus Riis Østergaard | Mark Gatiss, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone, Nicholas Hoult |
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 Favourite
England, early 18th century. The close relationship between Queen Anne and Sarah Churchill is threatened by the arrival of Sarah's cousin, Abigail Hill, resulting in a bitter rivalry between the two cousins to be the Queen's favourite.
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