Batman & Robin

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Batman & Robin

PG-13

Released Jun 20, 1997

2h 10m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

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This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who wants to make Gotham into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), a plant-loving femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contends with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

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Critics Consensus

Joel Schumacher's tongue-in-cheek attitude hits an unbearable limit in Batman & Robin resulting in a frantic and mindless movie that's too jokey to care much for.

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

An amiable, almost farcical Batman episode, with George in Nespresso mode.

Rated: 3/5

May 17, 2019

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Schumacher is like a bad stepdad who thinks we'll love him if he just feeds us candy all day. (Yes, Burton is the daddy in this metaphor - the manic-depressive, annoyingly emo daddy.)

Jun 18, 2017

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Of all modern Batmans, George Clooney bears the closest physical resemblance to the comic-book hero, but there isn't much to say about his performance because there isn't much performance to discuss.

Jun 18, 2014

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Trace Thurman

Horror Queers Podcast

It's not good, but it's not the total disaster its legacy would suggest. As an ode to the Silver Age of the Caped Crusader, it gets a lot of things right, but the pacing grinds to a halt any time one of our heroes is on screen. Thank god for Uma Thurman.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 12, 2022

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Joe Lipsett

Horror Queers Podcast

There's pleasure to be found in how campy Joel Schumacher's second Batman outing is (puns!), but everyone except Thurman and Schwarzenegger are phoning their performances in. Too long and too focused on toy sales, this is excess, but not the good kind.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 7, 2022

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James Croot

The Post NZ

Batman & Robin really feels as if director Joel Schumacher was painting by numbers.

Rated: 2/5

Jan 12, 2022

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Bakercakes

It pains me to write this, as I’ve been a Batman fan since I could first remember, but this movie is borderline unwatchable. Everything from the script, to the way it’s shot/edited, leaves one wondering what the Hell everybody involved with it was thinking, as it was being made.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

05/26/23

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Audience Member

A masterclass of how to put the worst movie ever together

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/25

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John S

Oh, it's big, dumb, and fun. Not as good as Batman Forever, but it's not at all unwatchable. It's quite a gorgeous looking film that's got a great score and lots of surreal comic book colour and flourish. Cheesy lines for all, but lots of campy antics that make 2 hours pass quickly and a very sympathetic role for Arnold Schwarzenegger. Don't be a hater.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/25

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Steve W

Don't watch unless you want to jump out of a window just so you can stop watching this crap!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/01/25

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Michael D L

A horribly done sequel with no atmosphere and bad effects not done well at all even though Alfred was Awesome

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Matt O

“A cheesy disaster with terrible suits and cringe-worthy villains” – 1/5 Batman & Robin is pretty much infamous for all the wrong reasons, and honestly, it lives up to the hype—but in the worst way. The costumes are laughably bad (one thing in particular) and Bane is just… awful. The villains don’t scare or excite; they mostly just make you shake your head. Uma Thurman to me is really the only bright spot in this mess, and maybe Arnold occasionally, but they can’t save a movie that feels like it forgot what made Batman cool in the first place. Over-the-top campy, goofy, and just plain bad, this one’s a hard pass.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/22/25

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Synopsis

This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who wants to make Gotham into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), a plant-loving femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contends with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

Director: Joel Schumacher
Producer: Peter Macgregor-Scott
Screenwriter: Akiva Goldsman, Bob Kane
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Stylized Action|Some Innuendo)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 20, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 31, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $107.3M
Runtime: 2h 10m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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