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Batman Begins

  • 2005
  • PG
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.6M
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POPULARITY
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Christian Bale in Batman Begins (2005)
After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption.
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After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the ci... Read allAfter witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.After witnessing his parents' death, Bruce learns the art of fighting to confront injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.

  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writers
    • Bob Kane
    • David S. Goyer
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Michael Caine
    • Ken Watanabe
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    1.6M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    466
    90
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Bob Kane
      • David S. Goyer
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Michael Caine
      • Ken Watanabe
    • 3.1KUser reviews
    • 349Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • Top rated movie #130
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 15 wins & 79 nominations total

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    Katie Holmes and Jack Gleeson in Batman Begins (2005)
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    Cast99+

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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Bruce Wayne…
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Alfred
    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • Ra's Al Ghul
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Ducard
    Katie Holmes
    Katie Holmes
    • Rachel Dawes
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Jim Gordon
    Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy
    • Dr. Jonathan Crane…
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Carmine Falcone
    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Earle
    Linus Roache
    Linus Roache
    • Thomas Wayne
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Flass
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Lucius Fox
    Larry Holden
    Larry Holden
    • Finch
    Gerard Murphy
    Gerard Murphy
    • Judge Faden
    Colin McFarlane
    Colin McFarlane
    • Loeb
    Sara Stewart
    Sara Stewart
    • Martha Wayne
    Gus Lewis
    • Bruce Wayne - age 8
    Richard Brake
    Richard Brake
    • Joe Chill
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Bob Kane
      • David S. Goyer
      • Christopher Nolan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Although Christian Bale performed many of his own stunts, he wasn't allowed anywhere near the Batmobile.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 5 mins) Searchlights like the one Falcone is tied to are incredibly hot. Anyone held against one like that would be horribly burned.
    • Quotes

      Henri Ducard: But I know the rage that drives you. That impossible anger strangling the grief, until the memory of your loved one is just... poison in your veins. And one day, you catch yourself wishing the person you loved had never existed, so you would be spared your pain.

    • Crazy credits
      This is the first DC Comics film to have a DC Comics logo on it. This logo was in fact a new one, that was designed the same year the film came out.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tankman Begins (2005)
    • Soundtracks
      Folletto!...Folletto!
      from "Mefistofele"

      Written by Arrigo Boito

      Performed by Norman Treigle, The Ambrosian Singers, and London Symphony Orchestra (as London Symphony Orchestra)

      Conducted by Julius Rudel

      Courtesy of EMI Classics

      Under License from EMI Film & Television Music

    User reviews3.1K

    Review
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    Featured review
    10/10
    A first class movie.
    A young Bruce Wayne watches in horror, as his parents are killed in front of him, later in life, he vows to remove the criminal element from Gotham City.

    A word on Christopher Nolan first, I am a huge fan, I think of Inception, Dunkirk and Interstellar, but his magical trio of Batman movies began here, a movie that put the franchise back on top.

    I'm not always sold on origins movies, there have been several misfires, this is one of, if not the best, it feels very organic, at no point does it try too hard, or overdo it, the balance between story, introduction, action and character, pretty much perfect.

    The Cinematography is incredible almost twenty years on, the choreography, fight scenes look terrific, made at a time where the purpose of the music was to assist the film and not to drown it out, it is also excellent.

    Christian Bale was perfect casting, one of the best actors in the business, he is first rate, the balance between Bruce Wayne and Batman is spot on, what a skilled actor he is.

    An incredible supporting cast, Cillian Murphy is equally as good as Bale, putting in a fiendishly creepy and sinister performance as Crane, Freeman, Caine, Neeson, Oldman, I don't think it could have gotten any better than this.

    Fantastic, 10/10.
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    FAQ17

    • Who created the character of Batman? Bob Kane is listed in old (pre-2015) media including the comic books as creating Batman on his own but new media (made after 2015) shows him as co-creating the character with someone called Bill Finger, so what's all that about?
    • Which characters were adapted from the Batman comic books?
    • What is "Batman Begins" about?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 2005 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Batman: Le commencement
    • Filming locations
      • Skaftafell, Iceland
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Syncopy
      • DC Comics
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $206,863,479
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $48,745,440
      • Jun 19, 2005
    • Gross worldwide
      • $375,325,692
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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