The Dark Knight Rises
Family FavoritePG-13

The Dark Knight Rises

The legend ends.

2012 • 165 min • Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller

Synopsis

Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

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Movie Knight Score
24671 reviews
  • 91 Reviewers · 11 · 75%
  • 78 Audience · 24660 · 25%

Eight years after vanishing, Batman returns to Gotham to face a new menace in Bane, who threatens to destroy the city. He teams up with enigmatic Selina Kyle and Commissioner Gordon to save the city from total annihilation.

Violence & peril
7/10
Language
2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
1/10
Romance & sensuality
2/10
Scary moments
6/10

Heads up

  • Intense fight sequences and explosions
  • Some characters face peril and suffering
  • Dark and serious tone throughout
  • Emotional moments of loss

What it models well

  • Courage in the face of overwhelming odds
  • Sacrifice for the greater good
  • Hope even in dark times
  • Redemption

Talk about it after

  • The nature of justice and vigilantism
  • Facing fear and overcoming adversity
  • The impact of secrets and lies
  • What makes a true hero?

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Top billed cast

Director: Christopher Nolan • Crew: Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan

Trailers & clips

Ball Scene

Movie Clip

DC Super Scenes: Batman and Gordon

Official 4K Trailer

Best of Bane

Do You Feel In Charge? Clip

Game Day Destruction

Digital Trailer

Reviewer notes

Recommended

I enjoyed watching the Dark Knight. They were at least able to keep the same batman from the the last one made too.

Recommended

Tom Hardy is superb in this denouement to Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy. His depiction of the clever and malevolent "Bane" is intricate and terrifying in equal measure. Christian Bale also has the role very much under control now as he joins forces with his old pal "Gordon" (Gary Oldman) and jewel thief turned "Catwoman" (Anne Hathaway) to rise to his biggest challenge yet...…

Recommended

Even though the plot feels messier than the previous two installments, one cannot resist a smile after the unexpected twist and final scenes, which make ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ a worthy final chapter of Nolan's epical trilogy. 9/10

Recommended

"And when it is done, and Gotham is in ashes, then you have my permission to die." - Bane, the Dark Knight Rises. An epic, amazing end to the Dark Knight trilogy, with great acting, numerous complex subplots, a creepy villain, amazing action scenes and a heart-thumping score. I really love this film and consider it one of Nolan's better works, and I wish more people on the Internet would start giving it more respect.…

Not recommended

Batman was one of my childhood heroes from the Comic magazines even though the Swedish plonkers, in their infinite stupidity, had renamed him to something as ridiculous “Läderlappen” which basically translates into “patch of leather”.…

Recommended

So here we have it. The end of a trilogy, the end of an era of the universe of Batman through the eyes of Christopher Nolan. And baby, it goes out with a bang... Going into the theatre tonight I actually wasn't sure what I was up for. I loved Batman Begins, but I didn't actually care that much for The Dark Knight. So the big question was, will TDKR actually be more like the first or the second film?…

Recommended

While it's clearly not as superlative as its famous predecessor, it's simply because of both Heath Ledger's outstanding and Oscar-winning performance, and the character of the Joker's etching in our collective unconscious as the greatest comic-book villain ever created (with Lex Luthor a very distant second place). This is still a masterwork, and is an excellent coda to the finest filmic trilogy ever made.…

Recommended

No doubt that the movie is one of the best movies of this era. The film doesn't lack in whatever it try to do.It has Simple narration with extraordinary Direction,Acting,Music,Cinematography and a lot of qualities. Christian Bale is supremely entertaining for sure. The person behind the scenes is actually the real core creater of the film yes! The Director Christopher Nolan ❤ .…

Recommended

The Dark Knight Rises is one of the best movies to come out in 2012. The story compels you to watch it time and time again. It also has I of, I my opinion, the best bad guys in any movie, Bane! Batman was well played as all ways and the cast where well selected. I think this movie is the best batman to see the light of day or the darkest nights (pun intended).

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I personally thought this film is on par if not better than the Dark Knight. Whilst some think the film is too long for the story I didn't find this.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I felt like this was a tremendous end to Nolan's Batman trilogy. The Dark Knight Rises may very well have been the weakest of all 3 films but when you're talking about a scale of this magnitude, it still makes this one of the best movies I've seen in the past few years.…

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Details

TMDB audience
7.8/10 (24,660)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Budget
$250,000,000
Box office
$1,081,041,287
Franchise
The Dark Knight Collection

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