Election vs The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.2/10 for Election). Election is the shorter watch at 1h 41m compared with 2h 45m. Election is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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ElectionThe Dark Knight Rises
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 7.8/10
Year20052012
Length1h 41m2h 45m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorJohnnie ToChristopher Nolan
Main castTony Leung Ka-fai, David Chiang Da-Wei, Simon Yam, Louis Koo, Nick Cheung Ka-FaiTom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine

Synopsis

Election

After losing an election to become chairman of the Wo Lin Shing triad, a gang leader lashes out and tries to seize the dragon-head baton, the official symbol of a chairman's authority.

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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