The Crying Game vs The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.8/10 for The Crying Game). The Crying Game is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 45m. The Crying Game is the older of the two (1992 against 2012). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Crying Game posterThe Crying Game1992 VS The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight Rises2012
The Crying GameThe Dark Knight Rises
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 7.8/10
Year19922012
Length1h 52m2h 45m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorNeil JordanChristopher Nolan
Main castMiranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Forest Whitaker, Ralph Brown, Jim BroadbentTom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael Caine

Synopsis

The Crying Game

Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.

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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