Good Will Hunting vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.2/10 for Good Will Hunting). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 7m. Good Will Hunting is the older of the two (1997 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Good Will Hunting
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Good Will Hunting | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Gus Van Sant | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Cole Hauser, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Minnie Driver, Casey Affleck | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Good Will Hunting
Headstrong yet aimless, Will Hunting has a genius-level IQ but chooses to work as a janitor at MIT. When he secretly solves highly difficult graduate-level math problems, his talents are discovered by Professor Gerald Lambeau, who decides to help the misguided youth reach his potential. When Will is arrested for attacking a police officer, Professor Lambeau makes a deal to get leniency for him if he gets court-ordered therapy. Eventually…
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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