National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The Boys in the Boat
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 7.2/10 for The Boys in the Boat). The Boys in the Boat is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 20m. National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt is the older of the two (2022 against 2023). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The Boys in the Boat| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The Boys in the Boat | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2023 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrick Marber | George Clooney |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Chris Diamantopoulos, Joel Edgerton, James Wolk, Courtney Henggeler, Callum Turner |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in…
The Boys in the Boat
The triumphant underdog story of the University of Washington men's rowing team, who stunned the world by competing at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
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