The Dark Knight vs The Town

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.2/10 for The Town). The Town is the shorter watch at 2h 5m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2010). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 VS The Town posterThe Town2010
The Dark KnightThe Town
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 7.2/10
Year20082010
Length2h 32m2h 5m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanBen Affleck
Main castNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael HallJon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Titus Welliver, Chris Cooper, Ben Affleck

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 Town

Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.

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