A Family vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for A Family). A Family is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
A Family
National Theatre Live: Antigone| A Family | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Mees Peijnenburg | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Carice van Houten, Julian Cruiming, Finn Vogels, Pieter Embrechts, Celeste Holsheimer | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
A Family
Caught in the crossfire of their parents’ divorce, Nina and Eli are torn between loyalty, anger and a longing to be seen. Through their mirrored perspectives the same story unfolds, revealing how love can fracture and still find its way.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…
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