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Project Hail Mary 9.1/10

The Dark Knight 9.0/10

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Comparing Project Hail Mary vs The Dark Knight. Project Hail Mary leads on expert rating.

Overall Winner Project Hail Mary Overall

Top Rated Project Hail Mary Overall

Biggest Hit The Dark Knight

Most Awarded The Dark Knight

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2026 156 min 4

9.1/10

Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama

2008 152 min 69

9.0/10

Action, Crime, Drama

Specification	Project Hail Mary	The Dark Knight

Studio	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Lord Miller Productions / Pascal Pictures / Open Invite Entertainment / Waypoint Entertainment	Warner Bros. Pictures
Franchise	—	The Dark Knight Trilogy
Release Date	2026-03-20	2008-07-18
Runtime	156 min	152 min
Certification	PG-13	PG-13
Genres	Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama	Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director(s)	—	—
Lead Cast	Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Lionel Boyce, Ken Leung	Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman

Critic Rating	9.1/10	9.0/10
Audience Rating	—	—
Review Count	0	0
Page Views	4	69

Budget	$200,000,000	$185,000,000
Worldwide Gross	$684,000,000	$1,008,305,024
Awards	1	14

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

Pros	Confirmed 156-minute runtime; Ryan Gosling delivers a strong central performance; Rocky and Grace have exceptional emoti...	Heath Ledger's legendary Joker; Grounded, intelligent screenplay; IMAX-scale action set pieces; Hans Zimmer's iconic sco...
Cons	The 156-minute runtime may feel long for some viewers; Several scientific explanations require close attention; Book rea...	Rachel Dawes recasting may jar fans; Some dialogue-heavy exposition; Two-Face arc feels compressed in final act