Man on Fire vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.5/10 for Man on Fire). Man on Fire is the shorter watch at 2h 26m compared with 2h 32m. Man on Fire is the older of the two (2004 against 2008). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Man on Fire posterMan on Fire2004 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Man on FireThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 8.5/10
Year20042008
Length2h 26m2h 32m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorTony ScottChristopher Nolan
Main castDakota Fanning, Christopher Walken, Denzel Washington, Radha Mitchell, Mickey RourkeNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Man on Fire

Jaded ex-CIA operative John Creasy reluctantly accepts a job as the bodyguard for a 10-year-old girl in Mexico City. They clash at first, but eventually bond, and when she's kidnapped he's consumed by fury and will stop at nothing to save her life.

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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