National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Whip It
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Whip It). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. Whip It is the older of the two (2009 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Whip It| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Whip It | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Drew Barrymore |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Alia Shawkat, Jimmy Fallon, Elliot Page, Daniel Stern, Drew Barrymore |
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…
Whip It
In Bodeen, Texas, an indie-rock loving misfit finds a way of dealing with her small-town misery after she discovers a roller derby league in nearby Austin.
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