Cruel Train vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 3.3/10 for Cruel Train). Cruel Train is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 32m. Cruel Train is the older of the two (1995 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Cruel Train posterCruel Train1995 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Cruel TrainThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 3.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year19952008
Length1h 40m2h 32m
GenresCrime, DramaAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorMalcolm McKayChristopher Nolan
Main castMinnie Driver, Richard Ridings, David Suchet, Gerard Horan, Alec McCowenNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Cruel Train

In wartime England, railway official Ruben Roberts discovers that his wife was sexually abused as a child by the Chairman of the Line, also her godfather. With her assistance, Ruben plots murder on the Brighton Express.

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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