National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Pay It Forward
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Pay It Forward). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. Pay It Forward is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Pay It Forward| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Pay It Forward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Mimi Leder |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | David Ramsey, Jim Caviezel, Helen Hunt, Jon Bon Jovi, Kevin Spacey |
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…
Pay It Forward
Like some other kids, 12-year-old Trevor McKinney believed in the goodness of human nature. Like many other kids, he was determined to change the world for the better. Unlike most other kids, he succeeded.
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