Batman - The Caped Crusader, The Dark Knight or Creature of the Night?
Arguably the most popular superhero from "D.C Comics" apart from Superman, Batman is a character whose evolution has been essential in keeping him relevant with the comic book readers. Fans tend to be divided over which version of Batman they prefer: the one that is camp and colourful or the one that is dark and Gothic.
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- DirectorLambert HillyerStarsLewis WilsonDouglas CroftJ. Carrol NaishThe very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman. In it, the Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.Low budget but very entertaining.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsRobert LoweryJohnny DuncanJane AdamsSecond serial featuring the comic book character Batman. In it, Batman, together with his sidekick Robin, face off against the Wizard, a hooded villain with an electronic device that remotely controls vehicles.
- CreatorLorenzo Semple Jr.William DozierStarsAdam WestBurt WardAlan NapierThe Caped Crusader and his young ward battle evildoers in Gotham City.What one would expect: campy, ridiculous and fun!
- DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsAdam WestBurt WardLee MeriwetherThe Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.Thin on plot but worth seeing.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonJack NicholsonKim BasingerThe Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being Jack Napier, a criminal who becomes the clownishly homicidal Joker.My favourite "Batman" movie, despite the weaknesses of the plot.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsMichael KeatonDanny DeVitoMichelle PfeifferWhile Batman deals with a deformed man calling himself the Penguin wreaking havoc across Gotham with the help of a cruel businessman, a female employee of the latter becomes the Catwoman with her own vendetta.Less enjoyable.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsVal KilmerTommy Lee JonesJim CarreyBatman must battle former district attorney Harvey Dent, who is now Two-Face and Edward Nygma, The Riddler with help from an amorous psychologist and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin.The style is effective but the acting isn't memorable.
- DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerGeorge ClooneyChris O'DonnellBatman and Robin try to keep their relationship together even as they must stop Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy from freezing Gotham City.What an embarrassment! Nothing about the film works.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleMichael CaineKen WatanabeAfter 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.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartWhen 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.Heath Ledger is the reason this film is remembered.
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsBen AffleckHenry CavillAmy AdamsBatman is manipulated by Lex Luthor to fear Superman. Superman´s existence is meanwhile dividing the world and he is framed for murder during an international crisis. The heroes clash and force the neutral Wonder Woman to reemerge.
- CreatorBob KaneEric RadomskiBruce TimmStarsKevin ConroyLoren LesterEfrem Zimbalist Jr.The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.The greatest animated show of the Caped Crusader.
- DirectorKevin AltieriBoyd KirklandFrank PaurStarsKevin ConroyDana DelanyHart BochnerBatman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually committed by a new vigilante assassin.Brilliant!
- DirectorRick MoralesStarsAdam WestBurt WardJulie NewmarBatman and Robin of the 1960s live action series are back in action to take down their fiendish foes united once more against them.Entertaining from beginning to end.
- DirectorRick MoralesStarsAdam WestBurt WardWilliam ShatnerGotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent is mutilated in a laboratory accident. When the duplicitous Two-Face embarks on a crime spree, Batman and Robin must solve the mystery of his identity while facing off against several other foes.
- DirectorSam LiuLauren MontgomeryStarsBryan CranstonBen McKenzieEliza DushkuA wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsBruce GreenwoodJennifer CarpenterChris CoxIn an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, Batman begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.
- StarsAdam WestBurt WardLennie WeinribBatman, Robin and Batgirl fight crime in Gotham City with the "help" of Batmite.
- StarsBud CollyerBob HastingsJackson BeckThe animated debut of Batman & Robin brings the Dynamic Duo to animated life in Filmation's cult classic take on The Dark Knight and The Boy Wonder, defending Gotham City from The Caped Crusader's Rogues Gallery, one crook at a time.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsPeter WellerAriel WinterDavid SelbyBatman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsPeter WellerAriel WinterMichael EmersonThe Batman has returned after a 10-year absence. The Gotham authorities want to arrest him. An old foe wants a reunion. The Feds want the Man of Tomorrow to put a stop to him.
- DirectorBrandon ViettiStarsBruce GreenwoodJensen AcklesJohn DiMaggioThere's a mystery afoot in Gotham City, and Batman must go toe-to-toe with a mysterious vigilante, who goes by the name of Red Hood. Subsequently, old wounds reopen and old, once buried memories come into the light.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsKevin ConroyMark HamillTara StrongAs Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.
- DirectorBoyd KirklandStarsKevin ConroyMichael AnsaraLoren LesterWhen Mr. Freeze, desperate to save his dying wife, kidnaps Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) as an involuntary organ donor, Batman and Robin must find her before the operation can begin.
- DirectorButch LukicStarsTroy BakerEric BauzaSteve BlumThe Joker is aided in his Halloween quest to render modern technology useless and take over Gotham City by Solomon Grundy, Silver Banshee, Clayface and Scarecrow.
- CreatorMitch WatsonStarsAnthony RuivivarSumalee MontanoJB BlancBatman, a crime-fighting vigilante of Gotham City, goes up against the underworld.
- DirectorYasuhiro AokiFutoshi HigashideToshiyuki KubookaStarsKevin ConroyJason MarsdenScott MenvilleA collection of key events mark Bruce Wayne's life as he journeys from beginner to Dark Knight.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsJason O'MaraYvonne StrahovskiStuart AllanBruce Wayne is missing. Alfred covers for him while Nightwing and Robin patrol Gotham City in his stead. And a new player, Batwoman, investigates Batman's disappearance.
- CreatorBob KaneJoe ShusterJerry SiegelStarsDiedrich BaderJohn DiMaggioJames Arnold TaylorAn updated animated series centering on the Caped Crusader himself as he partners and deals with his fellow superheroes in the DC Comics universe.
- DirectorMatt ReevesStarsRobert PattinsonZoë KravitzJeffrey WrightWhen a sadistic serial killer begins murdering key political figures in Gotham, Batman is forced to investigate the city's hidden corruption and question his family's involvement.
- DirectorCurt GedaStarsWill FriedleMark HamillKevin ConroyThe Joker is back with a vengeance, and Gotham's newest Dark Knight needs answers as he stands alone to face Gotham's most infamous Clown Prince of Crime.
- DirectorJay OlivaEthan SpauldingStarsKevin ConroyNeal McDonoughHynden WalchBatman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller hires her newly formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum to recover vital information stolen by the Riddler.
- DirectorJay OlivaStarsStuart AllanTroy BakerKevin ConroyWhile Damian Wayne struggles to cope with Batman's no-killing rule, he soon starts to believe that his destiny lies within a secret society known as, The Court of Owls.
- DirectorEthan SpauldingStarsJason O'MaraStuart AllanThomas GibsonBatman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son, secretly raised by the terrorist group the League of Assassins.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsDavid GiuntoliMark DacascosKelly HuIn the 1970s, a missing teacher of martial arts is the subject of a quest by his devoted and brilliant but distant students, who include Batman.
- DirectorJunpei MizusakiStarsKôichi YamaderaWataru TakagiAi KakumaBatman, along with a number of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transplanted from modern Gotham City to feudal Japan.
- DirectorJake CastorenaStarsTroy BakerEric BauzaDarren CrissBatman, Batgirl and Robin forge an alliance with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to fight against the Turtles' sworn enemy, The Shredder, who has teamed up with Ra's Al Ghul and The League Of Assassins.
- DirectorCurt GedaJennifer GravesTim MaltbyStarsKevin ConroyKimberly BrooksKelly RipaThe Dark Knight must contend with a mysterious female vigilante who emulates him, but to a more ruthless degree.
- DirectorSam LiuStarsKevin ConroyMelissa RauchPaget BrewsterBatman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
- CreatorBob KaneAlan GrantStarsKevin ConroyTara StrongMathew ValenciaThe further and darker adventures of Batman with a new Robin, a closer association with Batgirl and the previous Robin now as Nightwing.
- CreatorAlan BurnettBob KaneGerry ConwayStarsWill FriedleKevin ConroyLauren TomFuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis revives the role of Batman. Under supervision of an elderly Bruce Wayne, he fights crime in a harsh, futuristic Gotham.
- DirectorSandy ColloraStarsClark BartramAndrew KoenigKurt CarleyThe Joker has escaped from Arkham and Batman must once again bring him in - once and for all. Unfortunately for the bat, there is something even more sinister than the Joker waiting in the alley for the dark knight detective..
- DirectorJeffery ScheetzStarsAdam WestMark HamillCourtney Thorne-SmithBatman and Robin go on amazing adventure in the form of Mini Mate characters, in animated movie made by Dave School.
- DirectorAaron SchoenkeStarsJimmy AliotoScott CranfordKim HuntJoker has escaped recently from Arkham Asylum, he kills Robin, Jason Todd, as Robin dies Batman loses control and decides to kill the Joker but many things will get in his way, but Batman will do whatever it takes to finish his mission.
- CreatorBob KaneStarsMichael DobsonJanyse JaudJohn FitzgeraldThis Black and White TV series features Batman and his adventures in Gotham city.
- DirectorChris R. NotarileStarsHector De La RosaAmanda EvansMatthew JenkinsFor years, Batman and Catwoman have had a very non-conventional, love/hate relationship. Neither willing to completely submit to the other's ways. What was once an endless fight, has now become a sensually painful dance of seduction and courtship. It is their unending struggle. It is their Knight Waltz.
- DirectorAaron SchoenkeStarsKevin PorterXango HenryAlexa MeyArkham has been hell since the death of The Joker and it's up to Batman to stop Poison Ivy who has caught Nightwing and is experimenting with him while Ivy has sent Killer Croc to kill Batman.
- DirectorChris ClarkStarsDavid B. Stewart IIIChris ClarkDerek MindlerWhen The Penguin finds something out he shouldn't have, the future of Batman and Robin becomes uncertain.
- DirectorMatthew HiscoxStarsChristopher L. RobinsonMatthew HiscoxJennifer ZhangBatman, Robin and Nightwing investigate a mysterious assailant who is targeting the kingpins of Gotham's criminal underground. As more of the rogues gallery is ensnared, a disturbing revelation about the attacker's identity takes shape.
- DirectorDarwyn CookeStarsKevin ConroyWill FriedleTerry McGinnis as Batman helps Bruce Wayne fight a robotic Batman inside the Batcave.
- DirectorBruce TimmStarsKevin ConroyBrian GeorgeTara StrongBatman rescues a pretty blonde captive from Hugo Strange, who needs her blood for an evil experiment.
- DirectorJoseph PetruccioStarsDaniel PetruccioAnthony MisianoGregory AdairA young Bruce Wayne struggles with a corrupt justice department and faces off against a new menace hell-bent on taking over Gotham.
- StarsRobert L. WilsonMike VoutsinosRachel LeycoBruce Wayne passes the torch of BATMAN to Terry McGinnis in the futuristic megalopolis, Neo-Gotham.
- DirectorWyatt WeedStarsWyatt WeedRick McGouganJohn ContiniAdapted from Issue #1 of Frank Miller's seminal 1986 comic series, filmmaker Wyatt Weed ("Shadowland," "Four Color Eulogy") offers his unofficial fan's take on the Batman mythos. Following the death of Robin at the hands of the Joker, Bruce Wayne (Weed) hung up the cowl and cape 10 years ago. But now Gotham City is in the grip of a violent crime wave, and the venerable 55-year-old billionaire has to decide if the time is right for the Caped Crusader's return. (This production is non-profit and is for entertainment purposes only. The production is in no way associated with DC Comics or Time Warner.)
- DirectorChris McKayStarsWill ArnettMichael CeraRosario DawsonA cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick.
- DirectorBrandon ViettiStarsBruce GreenwoodVincent MartellaJohn DiMaggioAn anthology series of 5 DC showcase: Death in the Family, Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange, The Phantom Stranger and Death.
- DirectorDylan BuellJulianna LangstonWill ScarbroughStarsAna CardosoSeb ComelioTijmen Den BlekerBatman is framed for the murder of Commissioner Gordon. He must use his detective skills to track down the real killer while running away from the cops who's mission is to take down the Bat.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsChristian BaleTom HardyAnne HathawayEight years after the Joker's reign of chaos, Batman is coerced out of exile with the assistance of the mysterious Selina Kyle in order to defend Gotham City from the vicious guerrilla terrorist Bane.
- DirectorChris PalmerStarsJensen AcklesJosh DuhamelNaya RiveraHeld hostage by the powerful Falcone crime family, Gotham City is rife with crime and corruption. Adding to the chaos is the mysterious Holiday killer, who has been targeting the underworld and leaving a trail of terror - and body bags.
- DirectorChris PalmerStarsJensen AcklesJosh DuhamelNaya RiveraThe killer known as Holiday continues to stalk the Falcone crime family while a new class of costumed criminal rises in Gotham City. Batman suspects that a former ally might be the serial killer.