National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Welcome to the Rileys
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Welcome to the Rileys). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. Welcome to the Rileys is the older of the two (2010 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Welcome to the Rileys| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Welcome to the Rileys | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2010 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jake Scott |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kristen Stewart, Joe Chrest, Melissa Leo, James Gandolfini, Lance E. Nichols |
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…
Welcome to the Rileys
Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian.
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