The Boondock Saints vs The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for The Boondock Saints). The Boondock Saints is the shorter watch at 1h 48m compared with 2h 32m. The Boondock Saints is the older of the two (1999 against 2008). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Boondock Saints posterThe Boondock Saints1999 VS The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008
The Boondock SaintsThe Dark Knight
Audience score★ 7.3/10★ 8.5/10
Year19992008
Length1h 48m2h 32m
GenresAction, Crime, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorTroy DuffyChristopher Nolan
Main castNorman Reedus, Dot-Marie Jones, Willem Dafoe, Billy Connolly, Layton MorrisonNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall

Synopsis

The Boondock Saints

Tired of the crime overrunning the streets of Boston, Irish Catholic twin brothers Conner and Murphy are inspired by their faith to cleanse their hometown of evil with their own brand of zealous vigilante justice. As they hunt down and kill one notorious gangster after another, they become controversial folk heroes in the community. But Paul Smecker, an eccentric FBI agent, is fast closing in on their blood-soaked trail.

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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