National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Comic Shop
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for The Comic Shop). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. 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
The Comic Shop| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Comic Shop | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jonathan L. Bowen |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Tristin Mays, Anthony Palermo, Eric Roberts, Jesse Metcalfe, Trevor Einhorn |
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 Comic Shop
A comic shop owner, thinks his dreams are over—until he meets Brandon. Together with his friend Alex, they reinvent their passions and save each other.
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