National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Fabelmans
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for The Fabelmans). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 31m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Fabelmans| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Fabelmans | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 31m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Steven Spielberg |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Judd Hirsch, Paul Dano, Oakes Fegley, Seth Rogen, Michelle Williams |
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 Fabelmans
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shattering family secret and explores how the power of films can help him see the truth.
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