Hadestown: The Musical vs The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7.6/10 for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button). Hadestown: The Musical is the shorter watch at 2h 21m compared with 2h 46m. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the older of the two (2008 against 2026). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button| Hadestown: The Musical | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 2h 46m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | David Fincher |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Julia Ormond, Taraji P. Henson, Jared Harris, Cate Blanchett, Brad Pitt |
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 Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Born under unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button springs into being as an elderly man in a New Orleans nursing home and ages in reverse. Twelve years after his birth, he meets Daisy, a child who flits in and out of his life as she grows up to be a dancer. Though he has all sorts of unusual adventures over the course of his life, it is his relationship with Daisy, and the hope that they will come together at the right time, that drives Benjamin…
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