Burt vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Burt has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies). Burt is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 15m. National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Burt | National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 18m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Joe Burke | Jeremy Herrin |
| Main cast | Oliver Cooper, Olivia Luccardi, Brenda Vaccaro, John Karna, Louis Lombardi | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe |
Synopsis
Burt
Burt, a 69-year-old musician with Parkinson’s, has his life turned upside down when a man from New York shows up claiming to be his son. Having always dreamed of being a father, Burt embraces Sammy and invites him to stay for the weekend, where he lives with his grumpy landlord.
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.
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