Gran Torino vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Gran Torino). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. Gran Torino is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Gran Torino
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Gran Torino | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Clint Eastwood | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Clint Eastwood, Brian Howe, John Carroll Lynch, Scott Eastwood, Brian Haley | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Gran Torino
Disgruntled Korean War veteran Walt Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbor, Thao Lor, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal Kowalski's prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino.
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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