Drive vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for Drive). Drive is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Drive posterDrive2011 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
DriveThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.6/10★ 8.5/10
Year20112008
Length1h 40m2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorNicolas Winding RefnChristopher Nolan
Main castBryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks, Oscar Isaac, Ron Perlman, Ryan GoslingNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Drive

Driver is a skilled Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver for criminals. Though he projects an icy exterior, lately he's been warming up to a pretty neighbor named Irene and her young son, Benicio. When Irene's husband gets out of jail, he enlists Driver's help in a million-dollar heist. The job goes horribly wrong, and Driver must risk his life to protect Irene and Benicio from the vengeful masterminds behind the robbery.

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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