National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Rocky Balboa
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Rocky Balboa). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. Rocky Balboa is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Rocky Balboa| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Rocky Balboa | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2006 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Sylvester Stallone |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sylvester Stallone, Mike Tyson, Milo Ventimiglia, Henry G. Sanders, Burt Young |
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…
Rocky Balboa
When he loses a highly publicized virtual boxing match to ex-champ Rocky Balboa, reigning heavyweight titleholder Mason Dixon retaliates by challenging the Italian Stallion to a 10-round exhibition bout. To the surprise of his son and friends, Rocky agrees to come out of retirement and face an opponent who's faster, stronger and thirty years his junior. Rocky takes on Dixon in what will become the greatest fight in boxing history!
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