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The Dark Knight

  • 2008
  • PG-13
  • 2h 32m
IMDb RATING
9.0/10
2.9M
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Christian Bale in The Dark Knight (2008)
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When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.When a menace known as the Joker wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham, Batman, James Gordon and Harvey Dent must work together to put an end to the madness.

  • Director
    • Christopher Nolan
  • Writers
    • Jonathan Nolan
    • Christopher Nolan
    • David S. Goyer
  • Stars
    • Christian Bale
    • Heath Ledger
    • Aaron Eckhart
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    9.0/10
    2.9M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    101
    12
    • Director
      • Christopher Nolan
    • Writers
      • Jonathan Nolan
      • Christopher Nolan
      • David S. Goyer
    • Stars
      • Christian Bale
      • Heath Ledger
      • Aaron Eckhart
    • 8.9KUser reviews
    • 340Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Top rated movie #3
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 164 wins & 164 nominations total

    Videos42

    DVD Trailer
    Trailer 0:33
    DVD Trailer
    A Guide to the Films of Christopher Nolan
    Clip 2:03
    A Guide to the Films of Christopher Nolan
    A Guide to the Films of Christopher Nolan
    Clip 2:03
    A Guide to the Films of Christopher Nolan
    The Biggest Supervillain Movies and Who's Coming Next
    Clip 3:37
    The Biggest Supervillain Movies and Who's Coming Next
    Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
    Clip 4:46
    Is the New 'Joker' Most Like Jared, Heath, or Jack?
    How 'The Batman' Could Connect to 'Joker'
    Clip 3:36
    How 'The Batman' Could Connect to 'Joker'
    Holy Martin Scorsese! 'Joker' Is New 'King of Comedy'
    Clip 4:00
    Holy Martin Scorsese! 'Joker' Is New 'King of Comedy'

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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
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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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 filmmakers 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
      Christian Bale is credited with playing "Bruce Wayne" but not "Batman" in 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 reviews8.9K

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    Featured review
    10/10

    Fantastic!

    Im just gonna start off by saying I LOVE this movie.Its one of my favorites of all time. I honestly cant think of too much wrong with this movie other than its a little long and Batmans by now infamous voice. But everything else is top notch. The acting,story,atmosphere,and actions scenes are all amazing. If you haven't seen this movie see it right now! I went into this not expecting to much but I came out blown away, I cant imagine any movie being much better. I'll just have to wait for The Dark Knight Rises to release to see if anything can be better. Until then, this stands as the best movie I've ever seen
    • krazycrukids
    • Jan 10, 2012
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    FAQ29

    • 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 did Dopey mean (when he disabled the bank's alarm system on the roof) that the silent alarm of the bank was going to a private number instead of 9-1-1,

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 18, 2008 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Warner Bros.
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Batman: El caballero de la noche
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Syncopy
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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
      • $1,009,053,678
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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

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