Hard Boiled vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for Hard Boiled). Hard Boiled is the shorter watch at 2h 6m compared with 2h 32m. Hard Boiled is the older of the two (1992 against 2008). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hard Boiled
The Dark Knight| Hard Boiled | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1992 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | John Woo | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Chow Yun-Fat, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Anthony Wong Chau-Sang, Kenny Wong Tak-Ban, Philip Chan | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Hard Boiled
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find 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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