
The Dark Knight
Some men just want to watch the world burn.
2008 • 152 min • Action · Crime · Thriller
Synopsis
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
Our family guide
Best from age 13- 83 Reviewers · 12 · 75%
- 85 Audience · 36292 · 25%
Batman, with allies Lt. Gordon and D.A. Harvey Dent, battles organized crime in Gotham. Their efforts are severely tested by the emergence of the Joker, a criminal mastermind who thrives on chaos and pushes the city to its limits.
- Violence & peril
- 8/10
- Language
- 4/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 3/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 8/10
Heads up
- Intense and realistic violence
- Psychological torment
- Explosions and car chases
What it models well
- Courage and sacrifice
- Justice and integrity
- Consequences of choices
Talk about it after
- The nature of good and evil
- Heroism and personal limits
- How society responds to fear
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Top billed cast
Director: Christopher Nolan • Crew: David S. Goyer, Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Trailers & clips
Car Chase Scene
Batman INTERROGATES The Joker - Movie Clip
DC Super Scenes: The Hero Gotham Deserves
Batman Becomes the Villain Clip
The Joker Visits Gotham Hospital Clip
Best Joker Scenes in The Dark Knight
Reviewer notes
RecommendedI enjoyed watching the Dark Knight. They were at least able to keep the same batman from the the last one made too.
Not recommendedEven worse than Tim Burton's Batman, although obviously copying the neo Nazi ideology of "kill all the brunettes you can in a movie". This is so predictable and so poorly written that it boggles the mind. Yet there is a fan base of what can only be described as neo Nazis. I guess those fans were poor cuckolds who got jilted by too many brunettes at a young age, and they couldn't get over it.…
Recommended**Overall : A cinematic marvel and once-in-a-decade masterpiece.** This isn't simply a superhero movie or a Christopher Nolan film. The Dark Knight is a masterpiece. A perfect film. An epic scale with magnificent action pieces, oscar-winning performances, incredible writing, excellent pacing, dazzling special effects, and the list goes on and on, including the set design, costumes, and more.…
RecommendedHeath Ledger is outstanding in this follow up to the 2006 "Batman Begins" outing for the caped crusader. His portrayal of the malevolent "Joker' is confident and highly entertaining, treading a fine line between supreme intellect and total insanity with considerable aplomb.…
RecommendedUnforgettable crime film with good dialogue, thrilling action and chase scenes and once again a magnificent cast (most notably a terrifically terrifying Ledger) and superb score. 10/10
Not recommendedA sickening, borderline fascist film that is simultaneously dull and harmful. The editing represents that of an anti-pirate commercial and the politics are beyond reprehensible. The film ends with a monologue about how violent law-enforcement and brutality is what the country needs, but does not deserve. Nolan clearly did not intend for any subtext, yet that is not an excuse, if anything, that makes it worse.…
RecommendedA Masterpiece!!! I Love how The Dark Knight shows to me the "Dark & Gritty Tone". Overall, Nolan give us the Game changing, best superhero film OF ALL TIME. For me it's 10/10
RecommendedOne of the best movies of all time. Christopher Nolan has brought us the Batman trilogy that it made it feel it could happen today. Christian Bale returns as Batman, was able to perform as wonderfully as he did in Batman Begins. The one person that ultimately stole the show had to be the late Heath Ledger who played as the Joker.…
RecommendedI used to leave a theatre after seeing a highly anticipated movie, specifically a sequel, and be so revved up about what I saw that I would declare that movie to be the best of a series. After each of the prequel "Star Wars" films, I rated that one the best, as good as any of the originals...for a time, until my opinion balanced out and I had a more well-rounded take.…
RecommendedPerhaps the best Batman movie of all times. I think that this Batman trilogy presents the well-known superhero history in an unexpected way with the capable to maintain on the edge of the chair all time. **Heath Ledger** present an excellent impersonification of a psychopath. All support roles are magnificent. And Bruce Wayne role played by Christian Bale, shows a human being behind of the mask.
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersThis has no competition. It is the very finest comic-book character movie ever made. Knowing the Burton, Donner and Nolan filmic adaptations of Batman and Superman exist helps me to sleep at night. They are Exhibit A of 'How to Make a Comic-Book Movie'. Nothing else has ever come even remotely close.…
RecommendedExcellent movie. Best of the trilogy. Lovely music. Nolan is a genius. So is Heath Ledger.
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 8.5/10 (36,292)
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $185,000,000
- Box office
- $1,004,558,444
- Franchise
- The Dark Knight Collection
- IMDb
- tt0468569
- Official site
- www.warnerbros.com

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