National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Ride the Snake
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3/10 for Ride the Snake). Ride the Snake is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. 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
Ride the Snake| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Ride the Snake | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 3.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Shani Grewal |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Madhav Sharma, Michael Maloney, Viraj Juneja, Suzanna Hamilton, Miranda Nolan |
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…
Ride the Snake
When Harper and her daughter take the law into their own hands, they believe they have the upper hand. But their plans take a dark turn when they kidnap the drunk driver that killed Harper's husband and he isn't what he seems.
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