National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Pain Hustlers
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Pain Hustlers). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Pain Hustlers| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Pain Hustlers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | David Yates |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Catherine O'Hara, Andy García, Chloe Coleman |
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…
Pain Hustlers
After losing her job, a single mom falls into a lucrative but ultimately dangerous scheme selling prescription drugs.
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