National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Express
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Express). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 10m. The Express is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Express| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Express | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Gary Fleder |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Nelsan Ellis, Clancy Brown, Omar Benson Miller, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Dennis Quaid |
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 Express
Follow the inspirational life of college football hero Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy.
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