The Dark Knight vs We Need to Talk About Kevin

The Dark Knight has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.6/10 for We Need to Talk About Kevin). We Need to Talk About Kevin is the shorter watch at 1h 53m compared with 2h 32m. The Dark Knight is the older of the two (2008 against 2011). Both are drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

The Dark Knight posterThe Dark Knight2008 VS We Need to Talk About Kevin posterWe Need to Talk About Kevin2011
The Dark KnightWe Need to Talk About Kevin
Audience score★ 8.5/10★ 7.6/10
Year20082011
Length2h 32m1h 53m
GenresAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerDrama, Thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorChristopher NolanLynne Ramsay
Main castNestor Carbonell, Aaron Eckhart, Monique Gabriela Curnen, Cillian Murphy, Anthony Michael HallTilda Swinton, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Alex Manette, Ezra Miller, John C. Reilly

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.

We Need to Talk About Kevin

After her son Kevin commits a horrific act, troubled mother Eva reflects on her complicated relationship with her disturbed son as he grew from a toddler into a teenager.

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