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 posterElizabeth1998 VS National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies posterNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies2023
ElizabethNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 9.0/10
Year19982023
Length2h 4m2h 15m
GenresDrama, HistoryComedy, Drama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorShekhar KapurJeremy Herrin
Main castKelly Macdonald, Cate Blanchett, Vincent Cassel, Emily Mortimer, Christopher EcclestonSam 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.

Where to watch

Where to watch ElizabethWhere to watch National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

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