Batman Begins

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Batman Begins

PG-13

2005

2h 20m

Action

Fantasy

Adventure

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A young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. When Ducard reveals the League's true purpose -- the complete destruction of Gotham City -- Wayne returns to Gotham intent on cleaning up the city without resorting to murder. With the help of Alfred (Michael Caine), his loyal butler, and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born.

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Critics Consensus

Brooding and dark, but also exciting and smart, Batman Begins is a film that understands the essence of one of the definitive superheroes.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

01/08/2019

3/4

Batman has been all about darkness, Nolan just makes it a shade darker. Go see it.

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

04/14/2013

Nolan takes an admirable stab at developing a character-driven drama, only to give in to generic action-movie conventions with a blinding, deafening, explosion-laden finale that could have capped off any number of interchangeable Jerry Bruckheimer flicks.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

04/14/2013

Batman Begins summons up moments of great eloquence and power. If only its cast of characters was as fully inhabited as its turbulent city.

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Martin Carr

CBR

08/29/2024

7/10

Batman Begins might have rescued the franchise from ignominy, but much of Christopher Nolan's DC debut suffers from pacing issues. The production design and grounded realism may elevate things, but this film has its flaws.

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Stella Papamichael

Radio Times

08/22/2024

4/5

Batman Begins swoops you up and doesn't let go till the end.

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Akhil Arora

AkhilArora.com

10/17/2023

This is the moment Nolan began to establish his blockbuster tendencies: dynamic camera movement, rich cinematography, and heavy use of a majestic background score.

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Pamela

09/18/2023

We really enjoyed the movie! Lots of action going on.

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Michael

09/16/2023

Best movie of 2023! Cant wait for the sequel!

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Ben W

09/16/2023

So great! As an origin story, it works incredibly well. The groundednessand grittyness was great.

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Carter H.

@quality_finds 5d

One of the best movies I have ever seen. I loved the cast, the story, the CGI, the bad guys, everything. I liked the suit, the story on how batman got his moves, the cast, the CGI, the Batmobile, the setting, the movie feeling, so on 5/5 stars, would absolutely recommend.

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Frans B

@FransB Dec 8

Brilliant! Christopher Nolan managed to color Batman a shade darker. This might just be the definitive Batman movie. Christian Bale makes the perfect Batman. Stellar and very capable cast excels in character. Amazing cinematography and visually stunning. Very well written. Filled with action, intrigue, drama, suspense, twists and emotion. Must see

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Zach B

@ZachBasham67 Dec 7

The best origin story movie of all time

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Synopsis

A young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. When Ducard reveals the League's true purpose -- the complete destruction of Gotham City -- Wayne returns to Gotham intent on cleaning up the city without resorting to murder. With the help of Alfred (Michael Caine), his loyal butler, and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Producer: Larry J. Franco, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: DC Comics, Warner Bros., Syncopy, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Some Thematic Elements|Disturbing Images|Intense Action Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $206.9M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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