Hadestown: The Musical vs The Captive
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 5.6/10 for The Captive). The Captive is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 21m. The Captive is the older of the two (2000 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
The Captive| Hadestown: The Musical | The Captive | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2000 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Chantal Akerman |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Stanislas Merhar, Sylvie Testud, Olivia Bonamy, Liliane Rovère, Bérénice Bejo |
Synopsis
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.)
The Captive
Ariane and Simon met down by the water. Simon has managed to prize Ariane away from her friends, a bunch of free and arrogant girls, and move her into his place, with her own room at the end of the hall and her own bathroom next to his. He has taken on Andrée, one of the girls from the bunch by the water, to watch over Ariane, escort her wherever she goes and report back to him on everything she does. Andrée becomes Ariane’s accomplice. She’ll…
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