The Dark Knight vs The Highwaymen

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.8/10 for The Highwaymen). The Highwaymen is the shorter watch at 2h 13m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 VS The Highwaymen posterThe Highwaymen2019
The Dark KnightThe Highwaymen
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.8/10
Year20082019
Length2h 32m2h 13m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited KingdomUnited States of America
DirectorChristopher NolanJohn Lee Hancock
Main castNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael HallW. Earl Brown, Kim Dickens, William Sadler, Kathy Bates, Kevin Costner

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 Highwaymen

In 1934, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, two former Texas Rangers, are commissioned to put an end to the wave of vicious crimes perpetrated by Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a notorious duo of infamous robbers and cold-blooded killers who nevertheless are worshiped by the public.

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