National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs Shirley
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for Shirley). Shirley is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 15m. National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies is the older of the two (2023 against 2024). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Shirley| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | Shirley | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2024 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | John Ridley |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | W. Earl Brown, Terrence Howard, Dorian Missick, Amirah Vann, Lucas Hedges |
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.
Shirley
Shirley Chisholm makes a trailblazing run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination after becoming the first Black woman elected to Congress.
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