Frost/Nixon vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.3/10 for Frost/Nixon). Frost/Nixon is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 15m. Frost/Nixon is the older of the two (2008 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Frost/Nixon posterFrost/Nixon2008 VS National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies posterNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies2023
Frost/NixonNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 9.0/10
Year20082023
Length2h 2m2h 15m
GenresDrama, HistoryComedy, Drama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorRon HowardJeremy Herrin
Main castMatthew Macfadyen, Kevin Bacon, Michael Sheen, Jim Meskimen, Toby JonesSam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe

Synopsis

Frost/Nixon

For three years after being forced from office, Nixon remained silent. But in summer 1977, the steely, cunning former commander-in-chief agreed to sit for one all-inclusive interview to confront the questions of his time in office and the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency. Nixon surprised everyone in selecting Frost as his televised confessor, intending to easily outfox the breezy British showman and secure a place in the hearts and…

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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