The Assault vs The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6/10 for The Assault). The Assault is the shorter watch at 1h 28m compared with 2h 45m. The Assault is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are action, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Assault posterThe Assault2011 VS The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight Rises2012
The AssaultThe Dark Knight Rises
Audience score★ 6.0/10★ 7.8/10
Year20112012
Length1h 28m2h 45m
GenresAction, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorJulien LeclercqChristopher Nolan
Main castPhilippe Bas, Vincent Elbaz, Marie Guillard, Chems Dahmani, Mélanie BernierTom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine

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 Rises

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

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