National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Poison Candy

National Theatre Live: Antigone and Poison Candy are tied on audience score (10/10). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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National Theatre Live: AntigonePoison Candy
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122022
Length1h 32m1h 49m
GenresDramaDrama, Romance, Thriller
CountryUnited KingdomUS
DirectorPolly FindlayA.D. Scott, DeMarcus Bailey
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerKenny Gardner, Richard Hashaway, Brandon Medlock, Sophia Knolton, Jarric Tucker

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…

Poison Candy

Love scammer Candy, promises her crew one last con before swearing off the game, but what happens when the target turns out to be "the one".

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