Hadestown: The Musical vs The Empty Hours

Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.7/10 for The Empty Hours). The Empty Hours is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 21m. The Empty Hours is the older of the two (2013 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hadestown: The Musical posterHadestown: The Musical2026 VS The Empty Hours posterThe Empty Hours2013
Hadestown: The MusicalThe Empty Hours
Audience score★ 8.9/10★ 6.7/10
Year20262013
Length2h 21m1h 40m
GenresDrama, Fantasy, RomanceDrama, Romance
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorBrett SullivanAarón Fernández Lesur
Main castReeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-BakerAdriana Paz, Mayra Batalla, Kristyan Ferrer, Memo Villegas, Norma Pablo

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 Empty Hours

Stuck managing his uncle's deserted motel on Veracruz's lonely coast, 17-year-old Sebastian finds solace in unexpected company. Miranda, a beautiful yet seemingly forlorn guest, whiles away the hours waiting for her perpetually late lover. As conversations between them blossom into a connection neither anticipated, a forbidden spark ignites. Will they succumb to the fiery temptation of a fleeting passion, or will they cage their desires for a…

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