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A comprehensive guide to all the Batman movies in order. This is the ultimate list of all the Batman movies in chronological order, from the original Batman movie all the way to the most recent Batman movie.
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The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005-2012)
The Dark Knight Trilogy is a set of three Batman movies that were released between 2005 and 2012. The first movie in the trilogy is Batman Begins, which was released in 2005. The second movie is The Dark Knight, which was released in 2008. The third and final movie is The Dark Knight Rises, which was released in 2012.
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins is the first movie in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight Trilogy. The movie stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Liam Neeson as Ra’s al Ghul, and Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane/The Scarecrow. Batman Begins was released in 2005 to critical and commercial success.
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, co-produced, and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is the second part of Nolan’s The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005’s Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger as Bruce Wayne/Batman and the Joker, respectively.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Dark Knight Rises is the third and final installment in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy. It was released on July 20, 2012. The film grossed over $1 billion worldwide and is considered one of the best superhero movies ever made.
The story picks up eight years after the events of The Dark Knight. Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) has retired from being Batman, and Gotham City is now safe from crime. But when a new villain, Bane (Tom Hardy), arrives in Gotham, Bruce must don the cape and cowl once again to save his city.
The Dark Knight Rises also stars Anne Hathaway as Catwoman, Michael Caine as Alfred, Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon, and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox.
Batman (1989)
Batman was release in 1989 and directed by Tim Burton. The movie starred Michael Keaton as Batman, Jack Nicholson as The Joker, and Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale.
Batman Returns (1992)
Batman Returns is a 1992 American superhero film directed by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the sequel to the 1989 film Batman and stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman, alongside Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle and Abe Vigoda. In Batman Returns, Bruce Wayne meets Selina Kyle and the Penguin, both of whom have Gotham City’s best interests at heart—in their own ways.
Batman Forever (1995)
Batman Forever is a 1995 American superhero film directed by Joel Schumacher and produced by Tim Burton, based on the DC Comics character Batman. It is the third installment of the initial Batman film series, with Val Kilmer replacing Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman. The film also stars Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, and DeLorenzo.
Development on the film started shortly after Batman Returns was released in June 1992. Schumacher and Peter Macgregor-Scott focused on making a more family-friendly and more commercial feature than its predecessor. The majority of principal photography took place from September to December 1994 in Los Angeles at Warner Bros.’ studios and various locations around the city including Alpine Mountain Lake (where the Batcave set was located), Big Bear Lake (where the exterior shots of Wayne Manor were filmed), Thousand Oaks Plaza shopping center (doubling as Gotham City), San Bernardino Mountains, Santa Clarita (utilized for Gotham City rooftops), Chatsworth (site of Two-Face’s penthouse hideaway) and Pasadena Civic Center (used for several shots of Riddler’s lair).
It was released on June 16, 1995, receiving mixed reviews from critics but was a financial success worldwide grossing $336 million ($Batman Returns had grossed two years prior).
Batman & Robin (1997)
Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin. The film was directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman. It is the fourth and final installment of Warner Bros.’ initial Batman film series. The film stars George Clooney as Bruce Wayne / Batman, Chris O’Donnell as Dick Grayson / Robin, Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Wilson / Batgirl, Michael Gough as Alfred Pennyworth, Pat Hingle as Commissioner James Gordon, Elle Macpherson as Dr. Valerie Vale, and Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy. Batgirl’s origin is also expanded in the movie: It is revealed she attends the same college as Bruce Wayne and works two jobs to support her single father Commissioner Gordon after her mother’s death.
Batman & Robin was released on June 20, 1997 and was a critical and commercial failure.ORIGINAL PARAGRAPH TO BE EXPANDED UPON:
Batman & Robin is a 1997 American superhero film based on the DC Comics characters Batman and Robin. The film was directed by Joel Schumacher and written by Akiva Goldsman.
The Batman (2004)
The Batman is a 2004 direct-to-video animated film based on The New Batman Adventures television series. It is the first of six animated Batman films released by Warner Bros. Animation and the third installment of the DC Animated Universe. The film was directed by Curt Geda, written by Paul Dini and stars Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong and Efrem Zimbalist Jr..
The plot follows Bruce Wayne / Batman (Conroy), who must stop the Joker (Hamill) and Harley Quinn (Strong) from poisoning Gotham City with a laughing gas bomb. However, things become complicated when Batgirl (Drew Barrymore), Robin (Mathew Valencia) and Commissioner Gordon (Zimbalist Jr.) all become infected as well.
The film received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success, grossing $48 million worldwide.
Batman: The Animated Series
Batman: The Animated Series is a 1992 American superhero animated television series based on the DC Comics character Batman, developed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, it originally aired on Fox Kids from September 5, 1992, to September 15, 1995; lasting 85 episodes. According to Warner Bros., the show is considered to be the fifth-best incarnation of Batman, being inducted into the IGN Top 100 Animated Series list at #15 in 2009 and #10 in 2011—placing it as one of only three television shows in either Top 20 (the other two being The Simpsons at #12 and South Park at #19 in 2009) and further solidifying it as one of animation’s most celebrated works.
