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Batman & Robin

Play trailer Poster for Batman & Robin PG-13 Released Jun 20, 1997 2h 10m Action Adventure Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ Batman & Robin really feels as if director Joel Schumacher was painting by numbers. Rated: 2/5 Jan 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review Nicholas B Batman & Robin is flashy and colorful but weighed down by campy dialogue, over-the-top performances, and a weak storyline. While George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, and Arnold Schwarzenegger bring star power, the film struggles to find the right balance between fun and serious, often leaning too far into silliness. Despite a few entertaining moments and its unique style, it falls short as a Batman film. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Ryan M This is one of the worst Batman movies I ever watched. Batman and Robin got knocked out right away in every scene when trying to catch Mr Freeze and George Clooney was not the right fit for Bruce Wayne. Clooney as Bruce Wayne looks like he was going through a divorce and is worried out about the well being of his kids which makes him a stressed out dad. Not only that George Clooney didn’t seem engaged when playing as Batman or Bruce Wayne. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/13/25 Full Review Nashville I. Somewhere between so bad it’s good, and bad. Producers got such a big ego for the franchise that this movie ballooned into a goofy, and honestly cocky toy convention with pretty cringey dialogue. It’s like 7 writers were trying to audtion for SNL? Then there’s pretty dumb writing choices a la Mr Freeze and Robin. It’s kind of nostalgic and maybe a fun background watch, but that’s all. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/22/25 Full Review matthias s **2/5 – A Cold, Campy Relic with Flickers of Charm** *Batman & Robin* is one of those films that holds a strange nostalgic grip—especially if, like me, you grew up watching it and playing the LEGO Batman game it inspired. Visually, it captures a certain comic-book flair: the sets are vibrant, and there’s a base design that’s actually quite faithful to the source material. But then, baffling choices derail it completely. George Clooney, despite the infamous backlash, makes a surprisingly good Bruce Wayne. The Batsuit might’ve worked too—if not for the inexplicable addition of nipples. Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze looks imposing, until he starts delivering ice puns that suck the menace right out of the character. It tries to channel the quirky energy of the Adam West era but lacks the charm or self-awareness to pull it off. The Alfred subplot is the emotional core and easily the best part, but the story overall is thin and overstretched. What starts out as amusingly bad becomes tedious by the halfway mark. For a film with such a massive budget, it oddly feels cheap. It’s far from unwatchable, but definitely a step down from the Burton era—and a reminder that style alone can’t save a superhero movie from collapse. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Juan D this movie overall is so dumb and campy, this is by far the worst Batman movie, but not the worst superhero movie Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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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