National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Ordinary Angels
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Ordinary Angels). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Ordinary Angels| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Ordinary Angels | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jon Gunn |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Amy Acker, Nancy Travis, Hilary Swank, Alan Ritchson, Tamala Jones |
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…
Ordinary Angels
Inspired by the incredible true story of a hairdresser who single-handedly rallies an entire community to help a widowed father save the life of his critically ill young daughter.
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