The Dark Knight vs The Fifth Estate

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6/10 for The Fifth Estate). The Fifth Estate is the shorter watch at 2h 8m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2013). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 VS The Fifth Estate posterThe Fifth Estate2013
The Dark KnightThe Fifth Estate
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.0/10
Year20082013
Length2h 32m2h 8m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDrama, Thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanBill Condon
Main castNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael HallDan Stevens, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Mackie, Laura Linney, David Thewlis

Synopsis

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.

The Fifth Estate

A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.

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