Ong Bak vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Ong Bak). Ong Bak is the shorter watch at 1h 45m compared with 2h 32m. Ong Bak is the older of the two (2003 against 2008). Both are action, crime movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Ong Bak posterOng Bak2003 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Ong BakThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.5/10
Year20032008
Length1h 45m2h 32m
GenresAction, CrimeAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorPrachya PinkaewChristopher Nolan
Main castTony Jaa, Petchtai Wongkamlao, Patrarin Punyanutatam, Suchao Pongwilai, Choomporn TheppitakNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Ong Bak

When the head of a statue sacred to a village is stolen, a young martial artist goes to the big city and finds himself taking on the underworld to retrieve it.

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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