Blinded by the Light vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for Blinded by the Light). Blinded by the Light is the shorter watch at 1h 58m compared with 2h 15m. Blinded by the Light is the older of the two (2019 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Blinded by the Light posterBlinded by the Light2019 VS National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies posterNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies2023
Blinded by the LightNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 9.0/10
Year20192023
Length1h 58m2h 15m
GenresComedy, DramaComedy, Drama, History
CountryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
DirectorGurinder ChadhaJeremy Herrin
Main castHayley Atwell, Viveik Kalra, Rob Brydon, Sally Phillips, Dean-Charles ChapmanSam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe

Synopsis

Blinded by the Light

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

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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