National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.9/10 for The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind). The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 15m. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is the older of the two (2019 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.9/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Noma Dumezweni, Joseph Marcell, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Aïssa Maïga, Lemogang Tsipa |
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 Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Against all the odds, a thirteen year old boy in Malawi invents an unconventional way to save his family and village from famine.
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