National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
National Theatre Live: Antigone and Once Upon a Time in a Cinema are tied on audience score (10/10). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Polly Findlay | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
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…
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema.
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