Batman: The Killing Joke vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Batman: The Killing Joke). Batman: The Killing Joke is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Batman: The Killing Joke posterBatman: The Killing Joke2016 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Batman: The Killing JokeThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.5/10
Year20162008
Length1h 17m2h 32m
GenresAction, Animation, Crime, DramaAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
DirectorSam LiuChristopher Nolan
Main castFred Tatasciore, Nolan North, Maury Sterling, John DiMaggio, Robin Atkin DownesNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Batman: The Killing Joke

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

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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