National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Social Network

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Social Network). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. The Social Network is the older of the two (2010 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012 VS The Social Network posterThe Social Network2010
National Theatre Live: AntigoneThe Social Network
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.4/10
Year20122010
Length1h 32m2h 1m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–United States of America
DirectorPolly FindlayDavid Fincher
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerDouglas Urbanski, Rashida Jones, Justin Timberlake, Rooney Mara, Andrew Garfield

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 Social Network

In 2003, Harvard undergrad and computer programmer Mark Zuckerberg begins work on a new concept that eventually turns into the global social network known as Facebook. Six years later, Mark is one of the youngest billionaires ever, but his unprecedented success leads to both personal and legal complications when he ends up on the receiving end of two lawsuits, one involving his former friend.

Where to watch

Where to watch National Theatre Live: AntigoneWhere to watch The Social Network

More like National Theatre Live: Antigone · More like The Social Network · Compare other titles