Lords of Dogtown vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Lords of Dogtown). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. Lords of Dogtown is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lords of Dogtown
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Lords of Dogtown | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Germany | – |
| Director | Catherine Hardwicke | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Pablo Schreiber, Elden Henson, Michael Angarano, William Mapother, Heath Ledger | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Lords of Dogtown
The radical true story behind three teenage surfers from Venice Beach, California, who took skateboarding to the extreme and changed the world of sports forever. Stacy Peralta, Tony Alva and Jay Adams are the Z-Boys, a bunch of nobodies until they create a new style of skateboarding that becomes a worldwide phenomenon. But when their hobby becomes a business, the success shreds their friendship.
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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