Holding the Man vs Origin
Origin has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Holding the Man). Origin is the shorter watch at 5m compared with 2h 8m. Holding the Man is the older of the two (2015 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Holding the Man
Origin| Holding the Man | Origin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 5m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Horror |
| Country | – | GB |
| Director | Neil Armfield | Joby Stephens |
| Main cast | Sarah Snook, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Ryan Corr | Immy Taylor, Emma Hutchings |
Synopsis
Holding the Man
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
Origin
1896. Left behind in the family manor, young Mary plays hide and seek with the servant, Beth. But as the game unfolds, she realises Beth isn’t the only one searching for her… Something else is lurking in the dark. And it’s ready to play.
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