Captain Phillips vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for Captain Phillips). Captain Phillips is the shorter watch at 2h 14m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2013). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captain Phillips
The Dark Knight| Captain Phillips | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2013 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 14m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Paul Greengrass | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Tom Hanks, Max Martini, Chris Mulkey, Catherine Keener, Michael Chernus | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Captain Phillips
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years.
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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