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Batman Begins

  • 20052005
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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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 training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption.After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption.After training with his mentor, Batman begins his fight to free crime-ridden Gotham City from corruption.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
1.5M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
418
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    • Christopher Nolan
    • Bob Kane(characters)
    • David S. Goyer(story)
    • Christopher Nolan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Michael Caine
    • Ken Watanabe
    • Christopher Nolan
    • Bob Kane(characters)
    • David S. Goyer(story)
    • Christopher Nolan(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Michael Caine
    • Ken Watanabe
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    • 3.1KUser reviews
    • 341Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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  • Top rated movie #127
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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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
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Flass
    Linus Roache
    Linus Roache
    • Thomas Wayne
    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
      • Christopher Nolan
      • Bob Kane(characters)
      • David S. Goyer(story) (screenplay)
      • Christopher Nolan(screenplay)
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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

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    8/10
    Good start to Nolan's trilogy
    Director Christopher Nolan is rebooting the Dark Knight with a ever darker style. It is faux realism. He starts off with the death of Bruces' parents. After not able to kill their killer, Bruce is in a Chinese prison where he meets the mysterious Ra's Al Ghul. It is the anti-Obi-Wan Kenobi. His message is a dark perversion of Justice. When he returns to Gotham, he invents Batman.

    There are two things that keep this from an even more impressive start of Nolan's Batman Trilogy. The first is Katie Holmes. She is not up to the task. She is still playing that little girl character from Dawson's Creek. She doesn't have the seriousness or gravitas to play this gutsy lawyer character. It's a big character, and not just another girlfriend.

    The second is that Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) isn't a big enough villain. The evil plan has too much of a silly Bond feeling. It is too unrealistic in a Batman movie that is suppose to be realistic. It leaves a bad taste for the climatic ending. Other than those two, this is still a great start to the trilogy. It sets the tone for the final two.
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    FAQ23

    • 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?

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    • Release date
      • June 15, 2005 (United States)
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      • Skaftafell, Iceland
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Syncopy
      • DC Comics
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    • 2 hours 20 minutes
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