Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 vs Watchmen: Chapter II

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 has the higher audience score (7.7/10 against 7.4/10 for Watchmen: Chapter II). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is the shorter watch at 1h 16m compared with 1h 29m. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are action, animation, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 posterBatman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 12012 VS Watchmen: Chapter II posterWatchmen: Chapter II2024
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1Watchmen: Chapter II
Audience score★ 7.7/10★ 7.4/10
Year20122024
Length1h 16m1h 29m
GenresAction, Animation, Mystery, Science FictionAction, Animation, Mystery, Science Fiction
CountryUnited States of America–
DirectorJay OlivaBrandon Vietti
Main castDee Bradley Baker, Paget Brewster, Cathy Cavadini, Rob Paulsen, Michael McKeanGeoff Pierson, Katee Sackhoff, Phil LaMarr, Zehra Fazal, Matthew Rhys

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?

Watchmen: Chapter II

Suspicious of the events ensnaring their former colleagues, Nite Owl and Silk Spectre are spurred out of retirement to investigate. As they grapple with personal ethics, inner demons and a society turned against them, they race the clock to uncover a deepening plot that might trigger global nuclear war.

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