Empire State vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.4/10 for Empire State). Empire State is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2013). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Empire State posterEmpire State2013 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Empire StateThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 5.4/10★ 8.5/10
Year20132008
Length1h 34m2h 32m
GenresAction, DramaAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorDito MontielChristopher Nolan
Main castChris Diamantopoulos, Jerry Ferrara, Dwayne Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, Michael AngaranoNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Empire State

After failing to get into the police academy, Chris Potamitis settles for a security guard job with an armoured truck company. After he makes the mistake of mentioning the company's lax security to his best friend, He's unwittingly drawn into an elaborate scheme to rob the abundant amounts of cash being stored on their premises—resulting in the largest cash heist in U.S.history.

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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