Lock Up vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for Lock Up). Lock Up is the shorter watch at 1h 55m compared with 2h 32m. Lock Up is the older of the two (1989 against 2008). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Lock Up
The Dark Knight| Lock Up | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1989 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 55m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | John Flynn | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Sylvester Stallone, Donald Sutherland, Tom Sizemore, John Amos, Frank McRae | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Lock Up
Frank Leone is nearing the end of his prison term for a relatively minor crime. Just before he is paroled, however, Warden Drumgoole takes charge. Drumgoole was assigned to a hell-hole prison after his administration was publicly humiliated by Leone, and has now arrived on the scene to ensure that Leone never sees the light of day.
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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