# Best of Enemies (2015)

> A witty, incisive documentary revisits the Vidal-Buckley debates as the origin story of modern pundit politics and televised outrage.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/199937

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Documentary, History
- Director: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
- Cast: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Jr., Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Dick Cavett, Christopher Hitchens, Noam Chomsky, Reid Buckley
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3518012/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Mood: witty, incisive, provocative, political discussion night, documentary double feature

## Synopsis

A riveting exploration of the clash between two intellectual titans that reshaped political discourse.

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