Malcolm X vs National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.5/10 for Malcolm X). National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 3h 22m. Malcolm X is the older of the two (1992 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Malcolm X
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt| Malcolm X | National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.8/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2022 |
| Length | 3h 22m | 2h 20m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Spike Lee | Patrick Marber |
| Main cast | Angela Bassett, Lonette McKee, Delroy Lindo, Denzel Washington, Theresa Randle | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway |
Synopsis
Malcolm X
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he became a Black Muslim and then a leader in the Nation of Islam. His assassination in 1965 left a legacy of self-determination and racial pride.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in…
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