The Age of Shadows vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for The Age of Shadows). The Age of Shadows is the shorter watch at 2h 20m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2016). Both are action, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Age of Shadows posterThe Age of Shadows2016 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
The Age of ShadowsThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 8.5/10
Year20162008
Length2h 20m2h 32m
GenresAction, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorKim Jee-woonChristopher Nolan
Main castUm Tae-goo, Shin Sung-rok, Lee Byung-hun, Go Joon, Gong YooNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

The Age of Shadows

Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.

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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