Legend vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Legend). Legend is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2015). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Legend posterLegend2015 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
LegendThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.5/10
Year20152008
Length2h 12m2h 32m
GenresCrime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
CountryFranceUnited Kingdom
DirectorBrian HelgelandChristopher Nolan
Main castTom Hardy, Colin Morgan, Paul Bettany, Sam Spruell, Paul AndersonNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Legend

Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using violence to get what they want, the siblings orchestrate robberies and murders while running nightclubs and protection rackets. With police Detective Leonard "Nipper" Read hot on their heels, the brothers continue their rapid rise to power and achieve tabloid notoriety.

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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