National Theatre Live: Antigone vs There Will Be Blood
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.1/10 for There Will Be Blood). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 38m. There Will Be Blood is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
There Will Be Blood| National Theatre Live: Antigone | There Will Be Blood | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 38m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Paul Thomas Anderson |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Paul Dano, Paul F. Tompkins, Jim Meskimen, Ciarán Hinds, Barry Del Sherman |
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…
There Will Be Blood
Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview, moves to oil-rich California. Using his son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. However, local preacher Eli Sunday suspects Plainview's motives and intentions, starting a slow-burning feud that threatens both their lives.
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