Backdraft vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for Backdraft). Backdraft is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 32m. Backdraft is the older of the two (1991 against 2008). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backdraft
The Dark Knight| Backdraft | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ron Howard | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jack McGee | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Backdraft
Firemen brothers Brian and Stephen McCaffrey battle each other over past slights while trying to stop an arsonist with a diabolical agenda from torching Chicago.
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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