Being Flynn vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Being Flynn). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Being Flynn
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Being Flynn | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Paul Weitz | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Paul Dano, Wes Studi, Lili Taylor, Thomas Middleditch, Robert De Niro | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Being Flynn
Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
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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