Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 vs Dark City

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.3/10 for Dark City). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is the shorter watch at 1h 16m compared with 1h 40m. Dark City is the older of the two (1998 against 2012). Both are mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 posterBatman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 12012 VS Dark City posterDark City1998
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1Dark City
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 7.3/10
Year20121998
Length1h 16m1h 40m
GenresAction, Animation, Mystery, Science FictionMystery, Science Fiction
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJay OlivaAlex Proyas
Main castDee Bradley Baker, Paget Brewster, Cathy Cavadini, Rob Paulsen, Michael McKeanKiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Melissa George, Nicholas Bell, William Hurt

Synopsis

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

Dark City

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans.

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