I’m Glad You’re Dead Now vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.3/10 for I’m Glad You’re Dead Now). I’m Glad You’re Dead Now is the shorter watch at 13m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| I’m Glad You’re Dead Now | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 13m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Tawfeek Barhom | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Tawfeek Barhom, Ashraf Barhom, Avrilios Karakostas | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
I’m Glad You’re Dead Now
Two brothers return to their childhood island, long-buried secrets force them to confront a dark past that binds them together.
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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