Hadestown: The Musical vs The Kiss
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 6.5/10 for The Kiss). The Kiss is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 21m. The Kiss is the older of the two (2022 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
The Kiss| Hadestown: The Musical | The Kiss | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | Denmark |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Bille August |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Esben Smed, Clara Rosager, Lars Mikkelsen, Rosalinde Mynster, David Dencik |
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 Kiss
A romantic drama set in Denmark in 1913, the story follows Anton, a noble and conscientious young man whose top priority is to complete his training as a cavalry officer. During a training session, he orders his platoon to help Baron von Løvenskjold and finds himself invited to a ball at the castle, where he meets the baron’s beautiful daughter Edith who has been in an accident and ended up in a wheelchair.
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