National Theatre Live: Antigone vs War Room

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for War Room). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h . National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2015). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012 VS War Room posterWar Room2015
National Theatre Live: AntigoneWar Room
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.8/10
Year20122015
Length1h 32m2h
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorPolly FindlayAlex Kendrick
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerTerrence Evans, Alex Kendrick, T.C. Stallings, Priscilla C. Shirer, Karen Abercrombie

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…

War Room

The family-friendly movie explores the transformational role prayer plays in the lives of the Jordan family. Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple who seemingly have it all – great jobs, a beautiful daughter, their dream home. But appearances can be deceiving. In reality, the Jordan’s marriage has become a war zone and their daughter is collateral damage. With the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman, Elizabeth discovers she can…

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