Irreversible vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for Irreversible). Irreversible is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 32m. Irreversible is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Irreversible posterIrreversible2002 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
IrreversibleThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 8.5/10
Year20022008
Length1h 34m2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
CountryFranceUnited Kingdom
DirectorGaspar NoéChristopher Nolan
Main castVincent Cassel, Jean-Louis Costes, Monica Bellucci, Philippe Nahon, Albert DupontelNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Irreversible

A woman’s lover and her ex-boyfriend take justice into their own hands after she becomes the victim of a rapist. Because some acts can’t be undone. Because man is an animal. Because the desire for vengeance is a natural impulse. Because most crimes remain unpunished.

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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