National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs Victoria & Abdul
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.9/10 for Victoria & Abdul). Victoria & Abdul is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 15m. Victoria & Abdul is the older of the two (2017 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies
Victoria & Abdul| National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies | Victoria & Abdul | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2017 |
| Length | 2h 15m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | United Kingdom | India |
| Director | Jeremy Herrin | Stephen Frears |
| Main cast | Sam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus Lowe | Adeel Akhtar, Olivia Williams, Ali Fazal, Eddie Izzard, Michael Gambon |
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.
Victoria & Abdul
Queen Victoria strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young Indian clerk named Abdul Karim.
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