National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Toxic
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Toxic). 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
Toxic| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Toxic | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Saulė Bliuvaitė |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Vesta Matulytė, Ieva Rupeikaitė, Eglė Gabrėnaitė, Giedrius Savickas, Vilma Raubaitė |
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…
Toxic
Dreaming of an escape from the bleakness of their hometown, two teens form a unique bond at a local modeling school, where the promise of a better life pushes girls to violate their bodies in increasingly extreme ways.
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