A Hologram for the King vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.8/10 for A Hologram for the King). A Hologram for the King is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 15m. A Hologram for the King is the older of the two (2016 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 9.0/10
Year20162023
Length1h 37m2h 15m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy, Drama, History
CountryGermanyUnited Kingdom
DirectorTom TykwerJeremy Herrin
Main castBen Whishaw, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury, Jane PerrySam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe

Synopsis

A Hologram for the King

Alan Clay, a struggling American businessman, travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back.

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation.

Where to watch

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