Hadestown: The Musical vs The Shape of Water
Hadestown: The Musical has the higher audience score (8.9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Shape of Water). The Shape of Water is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 21m. The Shape of Water is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are drama, fantasy, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hadestown: The Musical
The Shape of Water| Hadestown: The Musical | The Shape of Water | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.9/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 21m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Drama, Fantasy, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Brett Sullivan | Guillermo del Toro |
| Main cast | Reeve Carney, Patrick Page, Eva Noblezada, André De Shields, Francessca Daniella-Baker | Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Nick Searcy, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg |
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 Shape of Water
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphibious man being held captive there and devises a plan to help him escape.
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