Battle Royale vs The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.3/10 for Battle Royale). Battle Royale is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 45m. Battle Royale is the older of the two (2000 against 2012). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Battle Royale | The Dark Knight Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2000 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 53m | 2h 45m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Japan | United Kingdom |
| Director | Kinji Fukasaku | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando | Tom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine |
Synopsis
Battle Royale
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
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.
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