Kidulthood vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Kidulthood). Kidulthood is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 32m. Kidulthood is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Kidulthood posterKidulthood2006 VS National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012
KidulthoodNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 10.0/10
Year20062012
Length1h 29m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorMenhaj HudaPolly Findlay
Main castRafe Spall, Nicholas Hoult, Cornell John, Noel Clarke, Aml AmeenAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

Kidulthood

A day in the life of a group of troubled 15-year-olds growing up in west London.

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

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