Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 vs Watchmen

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.3/10 for Watchmen). Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 2h 43m. Watchmen is the older of the two (2009 against 2013). Both are action, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 posterBatman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 22013 VS Watchmen posterWatchmen2009
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2Watchmen
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.3/10
Year20132009
Length1h 18m2h 43m
GenresAction, Animation, Mystery, Science FictionAction, Mystery, Science Fiction
Country––
DirectorJay OlivaZack Snyder
Main castDee Bradley Baker, Michael Emerson, Frank Welker, Michael McKean, Mark ValleyCarla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Goode, Laura Mennell, Billy Crudup

Synopsis

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman.

Watchmen

In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

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