National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7/10 for The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel). The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 15m. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | John Madden |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Maggie Smith, Penelope Wilton, Tina Desai, Bill Nighy, 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.
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find new purpose in their old age.
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