National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Senior
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for The Senior). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 39m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Senior| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Senior | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Rod Lurie |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Brandon Flynn, Michael Chiklis, Rob Corddry, James Badge Dale, Mary Stuart Masterson |
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 Senior
At 59, Mike Flynt may be too old to be on a college football field, but not too old to feel the weight of unfinished business. After nearly four decades, he returns to his alma mater to take the hit that changed everything. Bruised, doubted, and nearly broken, he pushes for one more game, not for glory, but for the teammates he lost, the family he fractured, and the ending he still believes is possible.
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