National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs Nero's Mistress
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.6/10 for Nero's Mistress). Nero's Mistress is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 15m. Nero's Mistress is the older of the two (1956 against 2023). Both are comedy, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Nero's Mistress| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | Nero's Mistress | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 5.6/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1956 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 28m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Steno |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Sandra Milo, Vittorio De Sica, Alberto Sordi, Giulio Calì, Ciccio Barbi |
Synopsis
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.
Nero's Mistress
Nero is on holiday at the seaside. Poppea, Seneca and many other guests are with him. Nero is preparing a great show where he will be the star. When Agrippina, his mother, arrives with her German praetorians and decides Nero has to conquer Britain, she is asking for trouble. Many attempts of murder and poisoning will happen on the eve of his great show.
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