The Dark Knight Rises vs The Substitute

The Dark Knight Rises has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 6.9/10 for The Substitute). The Substitute is the shorter watch at 1h 54m compared with 2h 45m. The Substitute is the older of the two (1996 against 2012). Both are action, crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight Rises posterThe Dark Knight Rises2012 VS The Substitute posterThe Substitute1996
The Dark Knight RisesThe Substitute
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 6.9/10
Year20121996
Length2h 45m1h 54m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanRobert Mandel
Main castTom Hardy, Ben Mendelsohn, Aidan Gillen, Matthew Modine, Michael CaineErnie Hudson, Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, Diane Venora, Luis Guzmán

Synopsis

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.

The Substitute

When an inner-city Miami schoolteacher gets her knee broken after standing up to the school's gang leader, her mercenary combat specialist boyfriend goes undercover as a substitute teacher to take down the punk. Soon he discovers a conspiracy of criminals at work, and must reassemble his team from his last jungle raid to stop them.

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