National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Cool Lakes of Death
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 5.9/10 for The Cool Lakes of Death). The Cool Lakes of Death is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 15m. The Cool Lakes of Death is the older of the two (1982 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Cool Lakes of Death| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Cool Lakes of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 1982 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | Netherlands |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Nouchka van Brakel |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Derek de Lint, Renée Soutendijk, Huub Stapel, Peter Faber, Erik van 't Wout |
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 Cool Lakes of Death
Hedwig, a young wealthy woman growing up in the straight-jacket of bourgeois morality in the Victorian era, descends into madness after years of sexual repression and tragedy.
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