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The Dark Knight 9.0/10

The Odyssey 8.8/10

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Comparing The Dark Knight vs The Odyssey. The Dark Knight leads on expert rating.

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2008 152 min 12

9.0/10

Action, Crime, Drama

2026 172 min 23

8.8/10

Adventure, Action, Fantasy

Specification	The Dark Knight	The Odyssey

Studio	Warner Bros. Pictures	Universal Pictures
Franchise	The Dark Knight Trilogy	Christopher Nolan Films
Release Date	2008-07-18	2026-07-17
Runtime	152 min	172 min
Certification	PG-13	R
Genres	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller	Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Drama, Epic

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman	Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Zendaya

Critic Rating	9.0/10	8.8/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	12	23

Budget	$185,000,000	$250,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$1,008,305,024	—
Awards	14	2

Available On	Max, Prime Video, Apple TV, FindEdition	Theaters, IMAX, Apple TV, FindEdition

Pros	Heath Ledger's legendary Joker; Grounded, intelligent screenplay; IMAX-scale action set pieces; Hans Zimmer's iconic sco...	First full Hollywood Odyssey adaptation at this scale; Entirely shot on new IMAX 70 mm cameras; Massive ensemble cast; L...
Cons	Rachel Dawes recasting may jar fans; Some dialogue-heavy exposition; Two-Face arc feels compressed in final act	Not yet in wide release - final critical scores TBD; R rating may limit family audience; Historical-accuracy debates ove...