The Assault vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for The Assault). The Assault is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Assault posterThe Assault2011 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
The AssaultThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 8.5/10
Year20112008
Length1h 28m2h 32m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorJulien LeclercqChristopher Nolan
Main castPhilippe Bas, Vincent Elbaz, Marie Guillard, Chems Dahmani, Mélanie BernierNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

The Assault

December 1994. On Saturday 24th, four GIA terrorists hijack an Air France A300 Airbus, bound for Paris, with 227 passengers on board, at the Algiers airport.

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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