Joker vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 8.1/10 for Joker). Joker is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Joker | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2008 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | United Kingdom |
| Director | Todd Phillips | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Joker
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
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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