Magnolia vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Magnolia). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h 9m. Magnolia is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Magnolia
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Magnolia | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1999 | 2012 |
| Length | 3h 9m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Paul Thomas Anderson | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | William H. Macy, Tom Cruise, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Baker Hall, Julianne Moore | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Magnolia
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.
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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