Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean vs National Theatre Live: The Audience

National Theatre Live: The Audience has the higher audience score (8.3/10 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 22m. National Theatre Live: The Audience is the older of the two (2013 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Les Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean posterLes Misérables: The Story of Jean Valjean2025 VS National Theatre Live: The Audience posterNational Theatre Live: The Audience2013
Les Misérables: The Story of Jean ValjeanNational Theatre Live: The Audience
Audience score★ 5.9/10★ 8.3/10
Year20252013
Length1h 39m2h 22m
GenresDrama, HistoryDrama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorÉric BesnardRobin Lough
Main castAlbert Dupontel, Dominique Pinon, Alexandra Lamy, Bernard Campan, Isabelle CarréPaul Ritter, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Beevers, Edward Fox, Nell Williams

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: The Audience

For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.

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