National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs The Rays and Shadows
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.5/10 for The Rays and Shadows). National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies is the shorter watch at 2h 15m compared with 3h 19m. National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
The Rays and Shadows| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | The Rays and Shadows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 3h 19m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Xavier Giannoli |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | André Marcon, Vincent Colombe, Jean Dujardin, August Diehl, Elina Löwensohn |
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 Rays and Shadows
Jean and Otto, a French newspaperman and a young German Francophile, are fighting for peace in Europe. Jean’s daughter, Corinne, is launching a brilliant acting career in the film world, but war breaks out and France is occupied. The two friends have a major role to play in this new France. Jean becomes a big press baron and an ardent advocate of collaboration with the occupying forces, while Otto becomes the Reich’s ambassador in Paris…
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