Batman: Year One vs The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.3/10 for Batman: Year One). Batman: Year One is the shorter watch at 1h 4m compared with 2h 45m. Batman: Year One is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Batman: Year One posterBatman: Year One2011 VS The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight Rises2012
Batman: Year OneThe Dark Knight Rises
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 7.8/10
Year20112012
Length1h 4m2h 45m
GenresAction, Animation, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited States of AmericaUnited Kingdom
DirectorLauren Montgomery, Sam LiuChristopher Nolan
Main castBryan Cranston, Katee Sackhoff, Ben McKenzie, Robin Atkin Downes, Jeff BennettTom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine

Synopsis

Batman: Year One

A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.

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.

Where to watch

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