National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Boys in the Band
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for The Boys in the Band). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Boys in the Band| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Boys in the Band | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Joe Mantello |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jim Parsons, Matt Bomer, Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver |
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…
The Boys in the Band
At a birthday party in 1968 New York, a surprise guest and a drunken game leave seven gay friends reckoning with unspoken feelings and buried truths.
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