National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Rocky V
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for Rocky V). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Rocky V is the older of the two (1990 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Rocky V| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Rocky V | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1990 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | John G. Avildsen |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sylvester Stallone, Richard Gant, Talia Shire, Delia Sheppard, 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 V
A lifetime of taking shots has ended Rocky’s career, and a crooked accountant has left him broke. Inspired by the memory of his trainer, however, Rocky finds glory in training and takes on an up-and-coming boxer.
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