Nocturnal Animals vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.4/10 for Nocturnal Animals). Nocturnal Animals is the shorter watch at 1h 57m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Nocturnal Animals posterNocturnal Animals2016 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Nocturnal AnimalsThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.4/10★ 8.5/10
Year20162008
Length1h 57m2h 32m
GenresDrama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorTom FordChristopher Nolan
Main castMichael Shannon, Robert Aramayo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Sheen, Laura LinneyNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Nocturnal Animals

Susan Morrow receives a book manuscript from her ex-husband – a man she left 20 years earlier – asking for her opinion of his writing. As she reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a mathematics professor whose family vacation turns violent.

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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