Side Effects vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.6/10 for Side Effects). Side Effects is the shorter watch at 1h 46m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2013). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Side Effects posterSide Effects2013 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Side EffectsThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.5/10
Year20132008
Length1h 46m2h 32m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorSteven SoderberghChristopher Nolan
Main castJude Law, David Costabile, Peter Friedman, Marin Ireland, Mamie GummerNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Side Effects

A woman turns to prescription medication as a way of handling her anxiety concerning her husband's upcoming release from prison.

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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