Falling Down vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for Falling Down). Falling Down is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 32m. Falling Down is the older of the two (1993 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Falling Down posterFalling Down1993 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Falling DownThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 8.5/10
Year19932008
Length1h 53m2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorJoel SchumacherChristopher Nolan
Main castRobert Duvall, Michael Douglas, Barbara Hershey, Steve Park, Tuesday WeldNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Falling Down

An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.

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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