National Theatre Live: King Lear vs No One Believed Me
No One Believed Me has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for National Theatre Live: King Lear). No One Believed Me is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 3h 25m. National Theatre Live: King Lear is the older of the two (2014 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: King Lear
No One Believed Me| National Theatre Live: King Lear | No One Believed Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2025 |
| Length | 3h 25m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama | Crime, Drama, TV Movie |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Robin Lough, Sam Mendes | Dave Thomas |
| Main cast | Sam Troughton, Paapa Essiedu, Adrian Scarborough, Simon Manyonda, Stanley Townsend | John Castle, William McKinney, Meghan Carrasquillo, Jessica Morris, Daniel Di Amante |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: King Lear
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
No One Believed Me
A woman who escaped the clutches of a dangerous man only for no one in her small town to believe her. When he hunts her down again and drags her to a rural location where no one can hear her scream.
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