Layer Cake vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.9/10 for Layer Cake). Layer Cake is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 32m. Layer Cake is the older of the two (2004 against 2008). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Layer Cake
The Dark Knight| Layer Cake | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.9/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2004 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Matthew Vaughn | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Ben Whishaw, Colm Meaney, Michael Gambon, Kenneth Cranham | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Layer Cake
When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...
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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