National Theatre Live: Good vs Timbuktu
National Theatre Live: Good has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Timbuktu). Timbuktu is the shorter watch at 1h 36m compared with 1h 40m. Timbuktu is the older of the two (2014 against 2023). Both are drama, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Good
Timbuktu| National Theatre Live: Good | Timbuktu | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Drama, War | Drama, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Dominic Cooke | Abderrahmane Sissako |
| Main cast | David Tennant, Elliot Levey, Sharon Small, Jim Creighton, Rebecca Bainbridge | Ibrahim Ahmed, Toulou Kiki, Layla Walet Mohamed, Abel Jafri, Kettly Noël |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: Good
As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.
Timbuktu
Just outside of the Malian city of Timbuktu, now occupied by militant Islamic rebels who impose the Sharia on civilians and inconvenience their daily life, a cattleman kills a fisherman.
Where to watch
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