National Theatre Live: Antigone vs This Boy's Life
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for This Boy's Life). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 55m. This Boy's Life is the older of the two (1993 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
This Boy's Life| National Theatre Live: Antigone | This Boy's Life | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1993 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Michael Caton-Jones |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Carla Gugino, Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Leonardo DiCaprio, Eliza Dushku |
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…
This Boy's Life
When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.
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