Me and Orson Welles vs The Duke

The Duke has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.4/10 for Me and Orson Welles). The Duke is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 54m. Me and Orson Welles is the older of the two (2008 against 2021). Both are comedy, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Me and Orson WellesThe Duke
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 7.0/10
Year20082021
Length1h 54m1h 36m
GenresComedy, Drama, HistoryComedy, Drama, History
Country––
DirectorRichard LinklaterRoger Michell
Main castLeo Bill, Patrick Kennedy, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, Claire DanesMatthew Goode, Helen Mirren, Heather Craney, James Wilby, Jim Broadbent

Synopsis

Me and Orson Welles

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

The Duke

In 1961, a 60-year-old taxi driver stole Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. It was the first (and remains the only) theft in the Gallery’s history. What happened next became the stuff of legend.

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