American Beauty vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for American Beauty). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. American Beauty is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Beauty
National Theatre Live: Antigone| American Beauty | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Sam Mendes | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Scott Bakula, Wes Bentley, John Cho, Chris Cooper, Kevin Spacey | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
American Beauty
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
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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