Elizabeth vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.2/10 for Elizabeth). Elizabeth is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 15m. Elizabeth is the older of the two (1998 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Elizabeth | National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 1998 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 4m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Shekhar Kapur | Jeremy Herrin |
| Main cast | Kelly Macdonald, Cate Blanchett, Vincent Cassel, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Eccleston | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe |
Synopsis
Elizabeth
The story of the ascension to the throne and the early reign of Queen Elizabeth the First, the endless attempts by her council to marry her off, the Catholic hatred of her and her romance with Lord Robert Dudley.
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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