Minamata 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 Minamata). Minamata is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 15m. Minamata is the older of the two (2020 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Minamata posterMinamata2020 VS National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies posterNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies2023
MinamataNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 9.0/10
Year20202023
Length1h 55m2h 15m
GenresDrama, HistoryComedy, Drama, History
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorAndrew LevitasJeremy Herrin
Main castMinami, Hiroyuki Sanada, Tadanobu Asano, Bill Nighy, Jun KunimuraSam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe

Synopsis

Minamata

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

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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