Hillbilly Elegy vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Hillbilly Elegy). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hillbilly Elegy
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Hillbilly Elegy | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2020 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ron Howard | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Gabriel Basso, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Freida Pinto, Haley Bennett | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Hillbilly Elegy
An urgent phone call pulls a Yale Law student back to his Ohio hometown, where he reflects on three generations of family history and his own future.
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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