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The Dark Knight

  • 2008
  • PG
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
2.7M
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Morgan Freeman, Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Cillian Murphy, and Chin Han in The Dark Knight (2008)
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When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.When the menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.

  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Nolan
    • Christopher Nolan
    • David S. Goyer
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Heath Ledger
    • Aaron Eckhart
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    • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    2.7M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    73
    9
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Nolan
      • Christopher Nolan
      • David S. Goyer
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Heath Ledger
      • Aaron Eckhart
    • 8.5KUser reviews
    • 449Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #3
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 162 wins & 164 nominations total

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    A Guide to the Films of Christopher Nolan
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    The Biggest Supervillain Movies and Who's Coming Next
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    Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
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    How 'The Batman' Could Connect to 'Joker'
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    Photos686

    Gary Oldman in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Christian Bale and Christopher Nolan in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Gary Oldman, Christian Bale, and Aaron Eckhart in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Gary Oldman in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Heath Ledger in The Dark Knight (2008)
    Heath Ledger and Maggie Gyllenhaal in The Dark Knight (2008)

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    Christian Bale
    Christian Bale
    • Bruce Wayne…
    Heath Ledger
    Heath Ledger
    • Joker
    Aaron Eckhart
    Aaron Eckhart
    • Harvey Dent
    Michael Caine
    Michael Caine
    • Alfred
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    Maggie Gyllenhaal
    • Rachel
    Gary Oldman
    Gary Oldman
    • Gordon
    Morgan Freeman
    Morgan Freeman
    • Lucius Fox
    Monique Gabriela Curnen
    Monique Gabriela Curnen
    • Ramirez
    Ron Dean
    Ron Dean
    • Wuertz
    Cillian Murphy
    Cillian Murphy
    • Scarecrow
    Chin Han
    Chin Han
    • Lau
    Nestor Carbonell
    Nestor Carbonell
    • Mayor
    Eric Roberts
    Eric Roberts
    • Maroni
    Ritchie Coster
    Ritchie Coster
    • Chechen
    Anthony Michael Hall
    Anthony Michael Hall
    • Engel
    Keith Szarabajka
    Keith Szarabajka
    • Stephens
    Colin McFarlane
    Colin McFarlane
    • Loeb
    Joshua Harto
    Joshua Harto
    • Reese
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Nolan
      • Christopher Nolan
      • David S. Goyer
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    • Trivia
      In Sir Michael Caine's opinion, Heath Ledger beat the odds and topped Jack Nicholson's Joker from Batman (1989): "Jack was like a clown figure, benign but wicked, maybe a killer old uncle. He could be funny and make you laugh. Heath's gone in a completely different direction to Jack, he's like a really scary psychopath. He's a lovely guy and his Joker is going to be a hell of a revelation in this picture." Caine bases this belief on a scene where The Joker pays a visit to Bruce Wayne's penthouse. He'd never met Ledger before, so when Ledger arrived and performed, he gave Caine such a fright, he forgot his lines.
    • Goofs
      It is said that all of the license plates seen on cars in the film are Illinois plates. In fact, they're not: they are actually plates for the fictional Gotham, although they resemble Illinois plates. The "Gotham" plates that were created by film makers were made to look like Illinois plates, just in case some slipped through in background shots during filming in Chicago.
    • Quotes

      The Chechen: [During a private sit down meeting with the gangsters] What do you propose?

      The Joker: It's simple. We, uh, kill the Batman.

      [mobsters laugh]

      Salvatore Maroni: If it's so simple, why haven't you done it already?

      The Joker: If you're good at something, never do it for free.

    • Crazy credits
      Large blue flames dissipate in the center to form the new Batman symbol. The film title does not appear until the the closing credits.
    • Alternate versions
      The Blu-ray version of the movie has several of the big action scenes and high altitude photography scenes in ordinary 16:9 (1.78:1) widescreen ratio while the rest of the movie preserves the "scope" format (2.39:1). This is because these scenes were filmed in IMAX, whose format is 1.43:1, thus attempting to recreate the effect witnessed in IMAX theaters, as well as preserving as much of these shots as possible.
    • Connections
      Edited into Buba Shel Medina: Episode #2.1 (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Balmoral
      Performed by The Pipes and Drums of the Chicago Police Department

    User reviews8.5K

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    10/10
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    Best movie ever. Heath ledger's work is phenomenal no words......
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    • 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?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 18, 2008 (Canada)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Warner Bros.
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Le chevalier noir
    • Filming locations
      • Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Syncopy
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $185,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $534,987,076
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $158,411,483
      • Jul 20, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,006,234,167
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • SDDS
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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