Flowers for Algernon vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for Flowers for Algernon). Flowers for Algernon is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. Flowers for Algernon is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Flowers for Algernon
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Flowers for Algernon | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jeff Bleckner | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Ron Rifkin, Matthew Modine, Kelli Williams, Bonnie Bedelia, Gloria Slade | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Flowers for Algernon
Charlie Gordon is mentally handicapped and all he wants in life is to be a genius. When he gets picked for experimental surgery it looks like his dream may finally come true. But the surgery has side effects that could could kill Charlie. Can Charlie survive being just plain old "Charlie Gordon" and will his newfound romance survive this test of character?
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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