Polytechnique vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.1/10 for Polytechnique). Polytechnique is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2009). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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PolytechniqueThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 8.5/10
Year20092008
Length1h 17m2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorDenis VilleneuveChristopher Nolan
Main castEvelyne Brochu, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Karine Vanasse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Maxim GaudetteNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Polytechnique

A dramatization of the Montreal Massacre of 1989 where several female engineering students were murdered by an unstable misogynist.

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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