Ali vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Ali). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 37m. Ali is the older of the two (2001 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Ali
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Ali | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2001 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 37m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Michael Mann | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Michael Michele, Jeffrey Wright, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Joe Morton | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Ali
In 1964, a brash, new pro boxer, fresh from his Olympic gold medal victory, explodes onto the scene: Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self-confidence and his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. Yet at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test.
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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