The Batman

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The Batman

PG-13

Released Mar 4, 2022

2h 56m

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Adventure

Crime

Drama

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Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that plagues the metropolis.

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Critics Consensus

A grim, gritty, and gripping super-noir, The Batman ranks among the Dark Knight's bleakest -- and most thrillingly ambitious -- live-action outings.

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Audience Says

It's long, but The Batman looks and sounds great, and its grounded take on Gotham is a solid fit for this Caped Crusader.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

The film creates an alluring combination of the familiar and the fresh.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 19, 2024

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Candice Frederick

HuffPost

“The Batman” reaches for an ingenious and compelling new way to tell a story about the thin lines between corruption, greed and nobility — but ever so limply and always just out of its grasp.

Dec 6, 2022

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Keith Uhlich

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The film I imagine Ricky Fitts would grow up to make after the events of 'American Beauty.'

Mar 24, 2022

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Denise Pieniazek

Puesta en Escena (AR)

"The Batman" has a somber tone different from previous versions that, due to its enunciation, bring it closer to the style of the Film-Noir film genre, returning to the original style of the comic strip and its proximity to pulp literature.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 18, 2024

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Brittany Patrice Witherspoon

Pop Culture Reviews

When it’s all said and done, The Batman is good—not great. From technical and narrative standpoints, there are both gaps and achievements.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 22, 2024

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Connor Lightbody

Live & Breathe Media (Substack)

For a film set deep in the depths of Gotham’s gritty underbelly, the script slowly descends into the chaotic silliness of the characters that it feels so desperate to shed

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 18, 2024

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Noir D

I fell asleep all 3 times i tried to watch it. Thats a strike for me.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Elizabeth T

Very dark, both visually and in storytelling. Visually, it was bothersome. Audio was difficult to hear at times, but I think that’s more movie than movie theater. Even parts of the storytelling had more underlying layers that needed more context to understand - or better audio from the creators/actors? I’m not sure.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Michael

The terrible portrayal of Bruce Wayne was enough to ruin the movie, but beyond that it’s a boring movie

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Luis

could be a bit shorter

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/09/24

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Erin C

With the new Penguin series wrapping, I was compelled to re-watch The Batman by Matt Reeves. To my chagrin it became clearer by the minute. This movie was another product of over hype and mass marketing, but the substance that makes a film great is sorely lacking. It’s almost laughable how bad the script and some of the scenes are. Batman is quite literally the worst detective in Gotham, who apparently doesn’t understand… Spanish. I can’t make this up. It’s clear aside from actor pay the funds were spent on decently cool CGI scenes but none that are worthy of holding the jock of Nolan. Anyways this movie is painful to get through. It’s the worst Batman movie maybe ever it really makes you wonder a few things. Where is the money going? The time and money spent to make a movie this big and this bad are stifling. Secondly is rotten tomatoes filled with bots? I haven’t talked to a single person who thought this was a good movie. This movie does not get better with time in fact it gets a whole lot worse.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Travis B

Best Batman Movie...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Synopsis

Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that plagues the metropolis.

Director: Matt Reeves
Producer: Dylan Clark, Matt Reeves
Screenwriter: Matt Reeves, Peter Craig
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Dylan Clark Productions, Warner Bros., 6th & Idaho Productions, DC Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Drug Content|Strong Disturbing Content|Strong Language|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2022, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 19, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $369.3M
Runtime: 2h 56m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Dolby Atmos, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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