National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Party
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.4/10 for The Party). The Party is the shorter watch at 1h 11m compared with 2h 15m. The Party is the older of the two (2017 against 2023). Both are comedy, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Party| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.4/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 11m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Comedy, Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Sally Potter |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Cillian Murphy, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Timothy Spall, Emily Mortimer |
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 Party
Various individuals think they’re coming together for a party in a private home, but a series of revelations results in a huge crisis that throws their belief systems – and their values – into total disarray.
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