The Dark Knight vs The Grifters

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.5/10 for The Grifters). The Grifters is the shorter watch at 1h 50m compared with 2h 32m. The Grifters is the older of the two (1990 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 VS The Grifters posterThe Grifters1990
The Dark KnightThe Grifters
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.5/10
Year20081990
Length2h 32m1h 50m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanStephen Frears
Main castNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael HallStephen Tobolowsky, John Cusack, Gailard Sartain, Eddie Jones, Annette Bening

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 Grifters

A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.

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