National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs Shakespeare in Love
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.8/10 for Shakespeare in Love). Shakespeare in Love is the shorter watch at 2h 3m compared with 2h 15m. Shakespeare in Love is the older of the two (1998 against 2023). Both are comedy, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Shakespeare in Love| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | Shakespeare in Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1998 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, History, Romance |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | John Madden |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Jim Carter, Rupert Everett, Imelda Staunton, Ben Affleck, Tom Wilkinson |
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.
Shakespeare in Love
Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, "Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter," before it's even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love -- and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare's comedy soon transforms into tragedy.
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