National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Man Who Knew Infinity
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.2/10 for The Man Who Knew Infinity). The Man Who Knew Infinity is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 15m. The Man Who Knew Infinity is the older of the two (2016 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Man Who Knew Infinity| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Man Who Knew Infinity | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2016 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Matt Brown |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Toby Jones, Jeremy Irons, Jeremy Northam, Kevin McNally, Stephen Fry |
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 Man Who Knew Infinity
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
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