National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Current War
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.7/10 for The Current War). The Current War is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 15m. The Current War is the older of the two (2018 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Current War| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Current War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Michael Shannon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Katherine Waterston, Matthew Macfadyen, Tuppence Middleton |
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 Current War
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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