National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Humans
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for The Humans). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 48m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Humans| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Humans | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Stephen Karam |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Richard Jenkins, Steven Yeun, June Squibb, Amy Schumer, Beanie Feldstein |
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 Humans
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group’s deepest fears are laid bare.
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