Good vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Good). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Good is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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GoodNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20082012
Length1h 36m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorVicente AmorimPolly Findlay
Main castSteven Mackintosh, Ruth Gemmell, Mark Strong, Guy Henry, Jason IsaacsAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

Good

When John Halder's latest novel is enlisted by powerful political figures in the Nazi party to push their agenda, his career and social standing instantly advance. But after learning of the Reich's horrific plans for the future and the devastating effects they will have on people close to him, John must decide whether or not to take a stand and risk losing everything.

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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