Hadestown: The Musical vs The Scent of Green Papaya

Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7/10 for The Scent of Green Papaya). The Scent of Green Papaya is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 21m. The Scent of Green Papaya is the older of the two (1993 against 2026). Both are drama, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hadestown: The Musical posterHadestown: The Musical2026 VS The Scent of Green Papaya posterThe Scent of Green Papaya1993
Hadestown: The MusicalThe Scent of Green Papaya
Audience score★ 8.9/10★ 7.0/10
Year20261993
Length2h 21m1h 44m
GenresDrama, Fantasy, RomanceDrama, Romance
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorBrett SullivanTrần Anh Hùng
Main castReeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-BakerTrần Nữ Yên Khê, Man San Lu, Thi Loc Truong, Nguyen Anh Hoa, Hoa Hoi Vuong

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 Scent of Green Papaya

In 1951, a young Vietnamese girl arrives at a Saigon household as their new servant.

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