Beirut vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.3/10 for Beirut). Beirut is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2018). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Beirut posterBeirut2018 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
BeirutThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 6.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year20182008
Length1h 49m2h 32m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorBrad AndersonChristopher Nolan
Main castDean Norris, Jon Hamm, Shea Whigham, Rosamund Pike, Mark PellegrinoNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Beirut

In 1980s Beirut, Mason Skiles is a former U.S. diplomat who is called back into service to save a colleague from the group that is possibly responsible for his own family's death. Meanwhile, a CIA field agent who is working under cover at the American embassy is tasked with keeping Mason alive and ensuring that the mission is a success.

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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