Taken 2 vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.4/10 for Taken 2). Taken 2 is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Taken 2 posterTaken 22012 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
Taken 2The Dark Knight
Audience score★ 6.4/10★ 8.5/10
Year20122008
Length1h 31m2h 32m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorOlivier MegatonChristopher Nolan
Main castLuke Grimes, Leland Orser, Rade Šerbedžija, D. B. Sweeney, Famke JanssenNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

Taken 2

In Istanbul, retired CIA operative Bryan Mills and his wife are taken hostage by the father of a kidnapper Mills killed while rescuing his daughter.

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.

Where to watch

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