National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Thing with Feathers
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for The Thing with Feathers). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. 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 Thing with Feathers| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Thing with Feathers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Dylan Southern |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Leo Bill, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sam Spruell, Vinette Robinson, David Thewlis |
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 Thing with Feathers
After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable, and uninvited houseguest.
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