Mantrap vs The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 5.6/10 for Mantrap). Mantrap is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 2h 32m. Mantrap is the older of the two (1953 against 2008). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Mantrap
The Dark Knight| Mantrap | The Dark Knight | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.6/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 1953 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 13m | 2h 32m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Terence Fisher | Christopher Nolan |
| Main cast | Anthony Forwood, Lois Maxwell, Paul Henreid, Kieron Moore, Hugh Sinclair | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall |
Synopsis
Mantrap
Branded as criminally insane and incarcerated for a murder he did not commit, Speight escapes from the asylum, determined to clear his name. He befriends private detective Hugo Bishop who, convinced that the wrong man has been convicted, agrees to help find the real killer. They begin their search for the murderer closest to home where both Thelma Speight and her employer Maurice Jerrard were visibly distressed by the news of her husband's…
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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