National Theatre Live: The Audience vs The Message

The Message has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8.3/10 for National Theatre Live: The Audience). National Theatre Live: The Audience is the shorter watch at 2h 22m compared with 3h 26m. The Message is the older of the two (1976 against 2013). Both are drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: The Audience posterNational Theatre Live: The Audience2013 VS The Message posterThe Message1976
National Theatre Live: The AudienceThe Message
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year20131976
Length2h 22m3h 26m
GenresDrama, HistoryAction, Adventure, Drama, History
CountryUnited KingdomAlgeria
DirectorRobin LoughMoustapha Akkad
Main castPaul Ritter, Helen Mirren, Geoffrey Beevers, Edward Fox, Nell WilliamsDamien Thomas, Martin Benson, Abdallah Ghaith, Ali Ahmed Salem, Mohamed El Arabi

Synopsis

National Theatre Live: The Audience

For sixty years, Elizabeth II has met each of her twelve Prime Ministers in a weekly audience at Buckingham Palace, a meeting like no other in British public life, it is private.

The Message

In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.

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