Denial 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 Denial). Denial is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 15m. Denial is the older of the two (2016 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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DenialNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 9.0/10
Year20162023
Length1h 49m2h 15m
GenresDrama, HistoryComedy, Drama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorMick JacksonJeremy Herrin
Main castMark Gatiss, Andrew Scott, Harriet Walter, Timothy Spall, Tom WilkinsonSam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe

Synopsis

Denial

Acclaimed writer and historian Deborah E. Lipstadt must battle for historical truth to prove the Holocaust actually occurred when David Irving, a renowned denier, sues her for libel.

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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