American Meltdown vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for American Meltdown). American Meltdown is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Meltdown
National Theatre Live: Antigone| American Meltdown | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Andrew Adams | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Shaun Boylan, Jacki Von Preysing, Nicolette Sweeney, Clayton Farris, Christopher Mychael Watson | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
American Meltdown
When a Millennial woman finds herself unable to pay rent, she befriends a small-time con artist who encourages her to chart her own path - by embracing petty crime.
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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