National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Judge
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Judge). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 21m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Judge| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Judge | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 21m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | David Dobkin |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | David Krumholtz, Billy Bob Thornton, Jeremy Strong, Robert Downey Jr., Vera Farmiga |
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 Judge
A successful lawyer returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral only to discover that his estranged father, the town's judge, is suspected of murder.
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