National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs Race
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.3/10 for Race). Race is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 15m. Race is the older of the two (2016 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Race| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 2h 14m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Stephen Hopkins |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Jason Sudeikis, Amanda Crew, Chantel Riley, William Hurt, Jeremy Irons |
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.
Race
Based on the story of Jesse Owens, the athlete whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler's vision of Aryan supremacy.
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