Killing Them Softly vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for Killing Them Softly). Killing Them Softly is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Killing Them Softly posterKilling Them Softly2012 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Killing Them SoftlyThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 8.5/10
Year20122008
Length1h 37m2h 32m
GenresCrime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorAndrew DominikChristopher Nolan
Main castBen Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, Ray Liotta, Brad Pitt, Max CasellaNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Killing Them Softly

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

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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