The Dark Knight vs Tsotsi
The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7/10 for Tsotsi). Tsotsi is the shorter watch at 1h 34m compared with 2h 32m. Tsotsi is the older of the two (2005 against 2008). Both are crime, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Dark Knight
Tsotsi| The Dark Knight | Tsotsi | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2005 |
| Length | 2h 32m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Christopher Nolan | Gavin Hood |
| Main cast | Nestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael Hall | Nambitha Mpumlwana, Presley Chweneyagae, Jerry Mofokeng, Terry Pheto, Zenzo Ngqobe |
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.
Tsotsi
A young South African boy from the Johannesburg ghetto named Tsotsi, meaning Gangster, leaves home as a child to get away from his helpless parents. Now a teenage thug, Tsotsi finds a baby in the back seat of a car he's just stolen. He decides that it is his responsibility to care for the infant and in the process learns that maybe the criminal life isn’t the best way.
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