National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt vs The Front Runner
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt has the higher audience score (8.8/10 against 5.9/10 for The Front Runner). The Front Runner is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 20m. The Front Runner is the older of the two (2018 against 2022). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt
The Front Runner| National Theatre Live: Leopoldstadt | The Front Runner | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.8/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2022 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 53m |
| Genres | Drama, History | Drama, History |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Patrick Marber | Jason Reitman |
| Main cast | Arty Froushan, Eleanor Wyld, Joshua Satine, Aidan McArdle, Wesley Holloway | Josh Brener, Vera Farmiga, Hugh Jackman, Alfred Molina, J.K. Simmons |
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 Front Runner
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.
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