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Overview

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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) and
Christopher Nolan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 July 2008 (USA) more
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Why So Serious? more
Plot:
Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 76 wins & 58 nominations more
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Best movie of 2008 hands down! more (3221 total)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Batman Begins 2 (USA) (working title)
Batman: The Dark Knight (USA) (informal title)
Rory's First Kiss (USA) (fake working title)
The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (USA) (working title)
Winter Green (USA) (fake working title)
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Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace.
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152 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.44 : 1 more
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Trivia:
This is the fourth time a film based on a comic has been nominated for a best supporting actor Academy Award. The first was Al Pacino for Dick Tracy (1990), but he didn't win. The second was Paul Newman, who was nominated for his role in Road to Perdition (2002), which was based on a graphic novel by Max Allan Collins and Richard Piers Rayner. The third was William Hurt, who was nominated for A History of Violence (2005), based on a graphic novel written by John Wagner and illustrated by Vince Locke. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Before leaving the bank, the Joker connects a line attached to the pin of the smoke bomb to the bus. As the bus leaves the bank, the pin should be dragged out behind it, but instead is pulled out and simply falls to the ground. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Grumpy: [before a bank heist] Three of a kind, let's do this.
Chuckles: That's it, three guys?
Grumpy: Two guys on the roof. Every guy gets a share. Five shares is plenty.
Chuckles: Six shares, don't forget the guy who planned the job.
Grumpy: He thinks he can sit it out and still take a slice? I know why they call him "The Joker."
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Batbabe: The Dark Nightie (2009) (V) more
Soundtrack:
4 A Moment of Silence more

FAQ

Is there a dedication to Heath Ledger?
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1394 out of 2270 people found the following comment useful.
Best movie of 2008 hands down!, 7 July 2008
10/10
Author: manuel_de_dios from Netherlands

I had the honor of watching TDK during a screening and was completely blown away! This isn't just the best Batman movie ever made, this is one of the best movie ever made. Everything in this film is excellent, not one piece of annoyance.

Bale marvels as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Ledger has made The Joker in to an iconic movie villain. His performance belongs there at the top with Hopkins Lecter. The Joker has finally been portrait properly on film, he has earned his place between the big boys in movie villandom. This is the true Joker every Batman fan knows, loves and fears. Ledger deserves any and every movie award known to man for this brilliant display.

Nolan has made his "I will always be remembered" movie, this is the crownjewel in his portfolio. Perfect directing, perfect story, perfect balance between action and drama, everything is perfect.

Even if you hate Batman, you will love this film. If you don't, then something beez wrongz with youz!

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