Hoodlum vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.4/10 for Hoodlum). Hoodlum is the shorter watch at 2h 10m compared with 2h 32m. Hoodlum is the older of the two (1997 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hoodlum
The Dark Knight| Hoodlum | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1997 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Bill Duke | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Chi McBride, Laurence Fishburne, Queen Latifah, Loretta Devine, Vanessa Williams | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Hoodlum
In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman who runs the scam in Harlem—is arrested, Ellsworth 'Bumpy' Johnson takes over the business and must resist an invasion from a merciless mobster.
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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