Law Abiding Citizen vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for Law Abiding Citizen). Law Abiding Citizen is the shorter watch at 1h 49m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Law Abiding Citizen posterLaw Abiding Citizen2009 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Law Abiding CitizenThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 8.5/10
Year20092008
Length1h 49m2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
DirectorF. Gary GrayChristopher Nolan
Main castMichael Kelly, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Regina Hall, Michael IrbyNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Law Abiding Citizen

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.

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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