National Theatre Live: Antigone vs One Last Throw

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for One Last Throw). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 15m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012 VS One Last Throw posterOne Last Throw2025
National Theatre Live: AntigoneOne Last Throw
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.0/10
Year20122025
Length1h 32m2h 15m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorPolly FindlayJun Akiyama
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerMasaya Katō, Akira Emoto, Arata Furuta, Masato Hagiwara, Kyoka Suzuki

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…

One Last Throw

Shintaro Yokota, at 18, fulfilled his childhood dream with a dazzling pro debut. Embraced by a loving family and his team, he had a bright career lay ahead—until something felt wrong with his vision. A medical examination delivered a diagnosis no young athlete should ever hear: a brain tumor. Driven by a single desire to play baseball and supported by those who never stopped believing in his comeback, he fought on until his final game, which…

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