National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies vs W.

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies has the higher audience score (9/10 against 6.2/10 for W.). W. is the shorter watch at 2h 9m compared with 2h 15m. W. is the older of the two (2008 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies posterNational Theatre Live: Best of Enemies2023 VS W. posterW.2008
National Theatre Live: Best of EnemiesW.
Audience score★ 9.0/10★ 6.2/10
Year20232008
Length2h 15m2h 9m
GenresComedy, Drama, HistoryDrama, History
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorJeremy HerrinOliver Stone
Main castSam Otto, David Harewood, Zachary Quinto, Clare Foster, Syrus LoweJeffrey Wright, Jesse Bradford, Thandiwe Newton, Josh Brolin, Toby Jones

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.

W.

The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.

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