High-Rise vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.6/10 for High-Rise). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 59m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2015). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
High-Rise
National Theatre Live: Antigone| High-Rise | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ben Wheatley | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Elisabeth Moss, James Purefoy, Augustus Prew, Tom Hiddleston, Reece Shearsmith | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
High-Rise
Life for the residents of a tower block begins to run out of control.
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…
Where to watch
Where to watch High-RiseWhere to watch National Theatre Live: Antigone
More like High-Rise · More like National Theatre Live: Antigone · Compare other titles