Is Best of Enemies violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Best of Enemies end with hope?

Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Best of Enemies scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Best of Enemies sad?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Best of Enemies easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Best of Enemies

Name: Best of Enemies
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2015
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Jr., Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Dick Cavett

Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.

Directed by Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon

Produced by Tremolo Productions, Media Ranch

201587 min7.2 / 10

A cerebral, archive-rich examination of two brilliant antagonists whose televised clashes inadvertently reshaped political discourse, blending intellectual rigor with nostalgia for a lost era of substantive debate.

A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers, and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?"

Clusters

Political Cover-Ups Thrillers The Bittersweet Cost of Living Complicity Under Pressure Corrupted by Ambition American City Movies

Genres

Documentary History

Keywords

Chicago, Illinois Miami, Florida Politics Intellectual Author Debate Archive Footage Television Network 1960s

Questions people ask

Is Best of Enemies violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Does Best of Enemies end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.
Is Best of Enemies scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Best of Enemies sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Best of Enemies easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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