National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs Saipan
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7/10 for Saipan). Saipan is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 15m. National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies is the older of the two (2023 against 2025). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Saipan| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | Saipan | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 31m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Glenn Leyburn, Lisa Barros D'Sa |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Peter McDonald, Steve Coogan, Aoife Hinds, Jamie Beamish, Alice Lowe |
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.
Saipan
On the eve of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Irish captain Roy Keane forfeits his place in the squad at the team's preparation base in Saipan, following a heated disagreement with manager Mick McCarthy.
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