Possession vs The Preacher's Son

The Preacher's Son has the higher audience score (6.9/10 against 6/10 for Possession). The Preacher's Son is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 1h 42m. Possession is the older of the two (2002 against 2017). Both are drama, mystery, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Possession posterPossession2002 VS The Preacher's Son posterThe Preacher's Son2017
PossessionThe Preacher's Son
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 6.9/10
Year20022017
Length1h 42m1h 39m
GenresDrama, Mystery, RomanceDrama, Mystery, Romance
Country––
DirectorNeil LaButeTrey Haley
Main castAaron Eckhart, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Trevor Eve, Gwyneth PaltrowKellita Smith, Anthony Montgomery, Clifton Powell, Tim DeZarn, Vanessa Bell Calloway

Synopsis

Possession

Maud Bailey, a brilliant English academic, is researching the life and work of poet Christabel La Motte. Roland Michell is an American scholar in London to study Randolph Henry Ash, now best-known for a collection of poems dedicated to his wife. When Maud and Roland discover a cache of love letters that appear to be from Ash to La Motte, they follow a trail of clues across England, echoing the journey of the couple over a century earlier.

The Preacher's Son

When the romantic secrets of his family members become public, the career and community standing of a respected bishop are threatened.

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