National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Last Showgirl
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for The Last Showgirl). The Last Showgirl is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Last Showgirl| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Last Showgirl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Gia Coppola |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kiernan Shipka, Jamie Lee Curtis, Dave Bautista, Jason Schwartzman, Pamela Anderson |
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 Last Showgirl
When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous showgirl must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the community she has built as she plans her next act.
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