Lincoln vs National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for Lincoln). National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies is the shorter watch at 2h 15m compared with 2h 29m. Lincoln is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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LincolnNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 9.0/10
Year20122023
Length2h 29m2h 15m
GenresDrama, HistoryComedy, Drama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorSteven SpielbergJeremy Herrin
Main castJohn Hawkes, James Spader, Jared Harris, Hal Holbrook, Tim Blake NelsonSam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe

Synopsis

Lincoln

The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.

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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