Backdraft vs The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.7/10 for Backdraft). Backdraft is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 45m. Backdraft is the older of the two (1991 against 2012). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Backdraft
The Dark Knight Rises| Backdraft | The Dark Knight Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.7/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 1991 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 2h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Ron Howard | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Donald Sutherland, Robert De Niro, Jack McGee | Tom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine |
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 Rises
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
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