Flash of Genius vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Flash of Genius). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 59m. Flash of Genius is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flash of Genius
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Flash of Genius | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Marc Abraham | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Dermot Mulroney, Mitch Pileggi, Greg Kinnear, Tim Kelleher, Bill Smitrovich | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Flash of Genius
In this David vs. Goliath drama based on a true story, college professor Robert Kearns goes up against the giants of the auto industry when they fail to give him credit for inventing intermittent windshield wipers. Kearns doggedly pursues recognition for his invention, as well as the much-deserved financial rewards for the sake of his wife and six kids.
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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