National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Lady in the Van
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.4/10 for The Lady in the Van). The Lady in the Van is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 15m. The Lady in the Van is the older of the two (2015 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Lady in the Van| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Lady in the Van | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2015 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Nicholas Hytner |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Maggie Smith, Eleanor Matsuura, Roger Allam, Dominic Cooper, Stephen Campbell Moore |
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 Lady in the Van
The true story of the relationship between Alan Bennett and the singular Miss Shepherd, a woman of uncertain origins who ‘temporarily’ parked her van in Bennett’s London driveway and proceeded to live there for 15 years.
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