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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

  • Video
  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
7K
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William Salyers, David Giuntoli, and Emily O'Brien in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
An ancient evil awakens and only Bruce Wayne can save 1920s Gotham City.
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An ancient evil awakens and only Bruce Wayne can save 1920s Gotham City.An ancient evil awakens and only Bruce Wayne can save 1920s Gotham City.An ancient evil awakens and only Bruce Wayne can save 1920s Gotham City.

  • Directors
    • Christopher Berkeley
    • Sam Liu
  • Writers
    • Jase Ricci
    • Mike Mignola
    • Richard Pace
  • Stars
    • David Giuntoli
    • Tati Gabrielle
    • Gideon Adlon
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Christopher Berkeley
      • Sam Liu
    • Writers
      • Jase Ricci
      • Mike Mignola
      • Richard Pace
    • Stars
      • David Giuntoli
      • Tati Gabrielle
      • Gideon Adlon
    • 53User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    David Giuntoli
    David Giuntoli
    • Bruce Wayne
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tati Gabrielle
    Tati Gabrielle
    • Kai Li Cain
    • (voice)
    Gideon Adlon
    Gideon Adlon
    • Oracle
    • (voice)
    • …
    Karan Brar
    Karan Brar
    • Sanjay 'Jay' Tawde
    • (voice)
    Jeffrey Combs
    Jeffrey Combs
    • Kirk Langstrom
    • (voice)
    David Dastmalchian
    David Dastmalchian
    • Grendon
    • (voice)
    Darin De Paul
    Darin De Paul
    • Thomas Wayne
    • (voice)
    John DiMaggio
    John DiMaggio
    • James Gordon
    • (voice)
    Patrick Fabian
    Patrick Fabian
    • Harvey Dent
    • (voice)
    Brian George
    Brian George
    • Alfred
    • (voice)
    Christopher Gorham
    Christopher Gorham
    • Oliver Queen
    • (voice)
    Jason Marsden
    Jason Marsden
    • Dick Grayson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Navid Negahban
    Navid Negahban
    • Ra's al Ghul
    • (voice)
    Emily O'Brien
    Emily O'Brien
    • Talia al Ghul
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tim Russ
    Tim Russ
    • Lucius Fox
    • (voice)
    William Salyers
    William Salyers
    • Cobblepot
    • (voice)
    • …
    Matthew Waterson
    Matthew Waterson
    • Jason Blood
    • (voice)
    • …
    • Directors
      • Christopher Berkeley
      • Sam Liu
    • Writers
      • Jase Ricci
      • Mike Mignola
      • Richard Pace
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    User reviews53

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    6masonsaul

    It's fine

    Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham doesn't live up to the potential of a lovecraftian take on the world of the Dark Knight but it's still good thanks to a reasonably engaging central mystery and a period setting that allows it to have some fun with the pre-established characters and events.

    David Giuntoli is a good batman once again, he isn't given particularly memorable material but he certainly has the required gravitas for the character. The rest of the voice cast are all fine, with some DC animated veterans in fine if forgettable form.

    The animation is good overall, it's nowhere near as stylish as it could've been but it looks nice enough. The music by Stefan L. Smith mostly goes unnoticed but does have a few fun moments where it does come to life. The longer run time is also appreciated, even if the ending feels rushed.
    6Milk_Tray_Guy

    It's okay

    Animated adaptation of Mike Mignola's comic from 2000. In the 1920s, Bruce Wayne returns home after travelling the world for 20 years following the murder of his parents. He soon becomes aware of mysterious events stretching back to the founding of Gotham, and a connected present-day plot to unleash an ancient evil. He also starts to find that those events shine a different light on some aspects of his past.

    The movie opens with Bruce and others in the Antarctic. A journey across gorgeous snowscapes - which begins behind the opening titles - is really striking, eventually leading to the stark contrast of abandoned remains of an expedition and several frozen corpses (which look like they've been photo-referenced from perhaps the Franklin Expedition). Bruce catches sight of what may be a survivor, and we're off into HP Lovecraft territory...

    Apparently there's some race/gender-swapping of supporting characters; I've never read the original so this didn't tick me off; the characters presented are still relevant to Batman's mythology (and there's some cool name-play). Voice acting is fine; David Giuntoli as Batman, John DiMaggio as Jim Gordon, Jason Marsden as Dick Grayson, Jeffrey Combs as Kirk Langstrom (I won't list more for fear of spoilers) all do well. Standout for me is Brian George (Raj's dad from The Big Bang Theory) as Alfred, sounding uncannily like Efrem Zimbalist Jr in BTAS!

    The plot is fine up to the introduction of a certain pair of characters, when it starts to go downhill; this may be Elseworlds but I still want it to feel like Batman - this could have been a John Constantine story (nothing against JC, btw). And the climax feels a bit generic. Frustrating after such a promising start.

    People seem either bowled over by this or find it pretty meh. Sad to say I'm nearer the latter. 6/10.
    5claszdsburrogato

    Batman (2023) Many references but low quality

    If you are a fan of Batman and want to see what this entire universe would be like in the early 1900s, you are in the right place, however, if you want to watch good animation with an incredible script, you are in the wrong place. Throughout the film several characters appear and this is the coolest part of the film. The curiosity to know what the characters are like in this universe is really cool, the problem is that the characters are just thrown into the movie and that ends up making the script worse precisely because it doesn't know what to do with so many characters. The only reason the movie isn't terrible is because of these references, which are really cool to catch, but by the end of the movie, it's already tiring that this happens so much. The film is quite mediocre, at times it is tiring and most of the time the action doesn't work so well. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, just Batman fans who are curious about this type of situation.
    5Ltufano23

    Boredom Came to Gotham

    For DC animated films, it's often hit or miss on quality and unfortunately, The Doom That Came to Gotham is the latter. While it has fresh ideas and is visually entertaining by introducing new designs for some classic characters. Other than that, I found myself bored and waiting for the already short runtime to hurry up. The voice cast does their best to draw you into the mystery at hand and they are all fairly enjoyable in their roles. As an adaptation, it does the source material justice, but just because a comic exists, does not mean it needs to be adapted. It is by no means the worst of DC Animation, but in this case, boredom definitely came to Gotham.
    7paul_haakonsen

    This was quite the surprise...

    Right, well I figured another year another reboot of the "Batman" story. Yet, I opted to sit down and watch this 2023 animated DC movie titled "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham" without really knowing what I was getting into here, aside from it being a caped crusader animated movie, of course.

    And true enough, once again we have to sit through "Batman" reinvented. And this time in the 1920s.

    But that is where "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham" stopped being annoying for me, because writers Jase Ricci, Mike Mignola and Richard Pace definitely put together quite the grand script and storyline here. Sure, I haven't read the comic book upon which this 2023 animated movie is based, so how true it is to the source material, I can only speculate. But without having read that, and only watching this, I have to say that I was entertained and I was impressed.

    "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham" combines the classic "Batman" tale with something I like a lot, and that is the H. P. Lovecraft Mythos. I wasn't prepared for that, so this was quite a pleasant surprise for me to sit through.

    Lots of really nice visuals throughout the course of the 86 minutes that "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham" ran for. And there were a lot of subtle hints and references to Lovecraft's works, so if you are a fan, keep your eyes and ears open.

    Visually then "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham" was good. It is an archetypical "Batman" drawing style, which is actually good. But the added Lovecraft Mythos elements was just the icing on the cake.

    With "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham" being an animated movie, then having a good voice acting cast ensemble is alpha and omega. And I have to say that they definitely had a good ensemble put together for voicing the characters in this animated movie. And having Jeffrey Combs do the voice of Kirk Langstrom was just such a great homage to us fans of the Lovecraft cinema.

    I was genuinely entertained by directors Christopher Berkeley and Sam Liu's 2023 animated movie. And if you are a "Batman" fan, then you should check this out. And if you are a Lovecraft fan too, definitely check out "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham".

    My rating of "Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

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    • Trivia
      Adapted from the serialized graphic novel written by Mike Mignola with Richard Pace, and illustrated by Troy Mixey and Dennis Janke. Published in 2001 by DC Comics.
    • Goofs
      Early in the movie, which takes place in the 1920's, a torch is lit using a Zippo lighter, which wasn't invented til 1933.
    • Quotes

      Oliver Queen: Thank goodness! If I killed you that easily, there would be no sport.

    • Crazy credits
      The WB and DC Comics logos and the film title appear from the Antarctic blizzard.
    • Connections
      Featured in Batman: Shadows of Gotham (2023)

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    • Release date
      • April 5, 2023 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • DC - Official Site
      • Roku [united states]
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Бетмен: Загибель, що прийшла до Готема
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Animation
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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