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Avatar: Fire and Ash 8.4/10

The Dark Knight 9.0/10

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Comparing Avatar: Fire and Ash vs The Dark Knight. The Dark Knight leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner The Dark Knight Overall

Top Rated The Dark Knight Overall

Biggest Hit Avatar: Fire and Ash

Most Awarded The Dark Knight Overall

2025 195 min 4

8.4/10

Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy

Winner

2008 152 min 70

9.0/10

Action, Crime, Drama

Specification	Avatar: Fire and Ash	The Dark Knight

Studio	20th Century Studios / Lightstorm Entertainment	Warner Bros. Pictures
Franchise	Avatar	The Dark Knight Trilogy
Release Date	2025-12-19	2008-07-18
Runtime	195 min	152 min
Certification	PG-13	PG-13
Genres	Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Oona Chaplin	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman

Critic Rating	8.4/10	9.0/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	4	70

Budget	$400,000,000	$185,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$1,485,999,890	$1,008,305,024
Awards	2	14

Available On	Disney+, Apple TV, FindEdition	Max, Prime Video, Apple TV, FindEdition

Pros	Exceptional visual effects; Expanded Pandora mythology; Strong emotional performances	Heath Ledger's legendary Joker; Grounded, intelligent screenplay; IMAX-scale action set pieces; Hans Zimmer's iconic sco...
Cons	Very long runtime; Dense franchise continuity	Rachel Dawes recasting may jar fans; Some dialogue-heavy exposition; Two-Face arc feels compressed in final act