Hero Wanted vs The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.3/10 for Hero Wanted). Hero Wanted is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 45m. Hero Wanted is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Hero Wanted posterHero Wanted2008 VS The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight Rises2012
Hero WantedThe Dark Knight Rises
Audience score★ 5.3/10★ 7.8/10
Year20082012
Length1h 35m2h 45m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorBrian SmrzChristopher Nolan
Main castNorman Reedus, Tommy Flanagan, Kim Coates, Ray Liotta, Jean SmartTom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine

Synopsis

Hero Wanted

Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.

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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