The Assignment vs The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 5.5/10 for The Assignment). The Assignment is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 2h 45m. The Dark Knight Rises is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Assignment posterThe Assignment2016 VS The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight Rises2012
The AssignmentThe Dark Knight Rises
Audience score★ 5.5/10★ 7.8/10
Year20162012
Length1h 35m2h 45m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorWalter HillChristopher Nolan
Main castTony Shalhoub, Anthony LaPaglia, Ken Kirzinger, Michelle Rodriguez, Sigourney WeaverTom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine

Synopsis

The Assignment

Ace assassin Frank Kitchen is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon known as The Doctor who turns him into a woman. The hitman, now a hitwoman, sets out for revenge, aided by a nurse named Johnnie who also has secrets.

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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