21 Grams vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for 21 Grams). 21 Grams is the shorter watch at 2h 4m compared with 2h 32m. 21 Grams is the older of the two (2003 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

21 Grams poster21 Grams2003 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
21 GramsThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year20032008
Length2h 4m2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorAlejandro González IñárrituChristopher Nolan
Main castEddie Marsan, Benicio del Toro, Clea DuVall, Danny Huston, Sean PennNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

21 Grams

Paul Rivers, an ailing mathematician lovelessly married to an English émigré; Christina Peck, an upper-middle-class suburban housewife and mother of two girls; and Jack Jordan, a born-again ex-con, are brought together by a terrible accident that changes their lives.

The Dark Knight

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

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