12 Years a Slave vs National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.9/10 for 12 Years a Slave). 12 Years a Slave is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 20m. 12 Years a Slave is the older of the two (2013 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
12 Years a Slave
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt| 12 Years a Slave | National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Steve McQueen | Patrick Marber |
| Main cast | Michael Kenneth Williams, Benedict Cumberbatch, Paul Dano, Adepero Oduye, Bill Camp | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway |
Synopsis
12 Years a Slave
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In the twelfth year of his unforgettable odyssey, Solomon’s chance meeting with a Canadian abolitionist will forever alter his life.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in…
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