National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Rebuilding
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Rebuilding). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. 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
Rebuilding| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Rebuilding | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Max Walker-Silverman |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kali Reis, Meghann Fahy, Amy Madigan, Josh O'Connor, Lily LaTorre |
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…
Rebuilding
After wildfires take his ranch, a cowboy named Dusty winds up in a FEMA camp, finding community with others who lost homes, including his daughter and ex-wife.
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