The Dark Knight vs The Transporter

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 6.7/10 for The Transporter). The Transporter is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 32m. The Transporter is the older of the two (2002 against 2008). Both are action, crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 VS The Transporter posterThe Transporter2002
The Dark KnightThe Transporter
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 6.7/10
Year20082002
Length2h 32m1h 32m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerAction, Crime, Thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanCorey Yuen Kwai, Louis Leterrier
Main castNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael HallJason Statham, François Berléand, Shu Qi, Ric Young, Matt Schulze

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 Transporter

Former Special Forces officer Frank Martin will deliver anything to anyone for the right price, and his no-questions-asked policy puts him in high demand. But when he realizes his latest cargo is alive, it sets in motion a dangerous chain of events. The bound and gagged Lai is being smuggled to France by a shady American businessman, and Frank works to save her as his own illegal activities are uncovered by a French detective.

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