Fair Rain vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.1/10 for Fair Rain). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 37m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Fair Rain | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Cynthia L. Leon | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Chris Wilson, Michael J. Patterson, Suzanne R. Neff, Patrick Vann, Malcolm Simmons | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Fair Rain
As a new world government emerges from the mysterious disappearances of people worldwide, a band of resisters known as the Remnant live and die to protect a valuable asset that will bring hope to those surviving the catastrophic scenario.
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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