Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.9/10 for Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean). Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean is the shorter watch at 1h 39m compared with 2h 15m. National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies| Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean | National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 39m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Comedy, Drama, History |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Éric Besnard | Jeremy Herrin |
| Main cast | Albert Dupontel, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Lamy, Bernard Campan, Isabelle Carré | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe |
Synopsis
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean
Jean Valjean is released from prison after nineteen years of hard labor, violence, and suffering. Filled with anger and a deep sense of injustice, he has become a dangerous man who trusts no one and nothing. When he arrives in a small village in Provence, he is repeatedly turned away. Desperate, he unknowingly finds refuge at the house of Bishop Bienvenu, who lives simply, with his sister and a single servant. There, he is surprised by their…
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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