Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Joe Carroll | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | D.B. Woodside, A.J. Johnson, Dyllón Burnside, Scott Swope, Maurice Alpharicio | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Fighting to Be Me: The Dwen Curry Story
Based on a powerful true-life story, Detroit native Dwen Curry moves to Oakland, California as a teen in the early 90s and overcomes depression, suicidal thoughts and drug addiction. He finds success as a salon owner and celebrity stylist to LisaRaye McCoy, Mariah Carey, YoYo, Missy Elliot, DMX, and more. Fueled by his desire for a lavish lifestyle and a drive to take care of those around him, Dwen leads a secret life as the criminal mastermind…
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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