Batman Begins

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  • Opened June 15, 2005 
  • 2 hr 20 min
  • PG-13 | intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements

  • Parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+. More on child suitability

  • Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. In the wake of his parents' murder, disillusioned industrial heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels the world seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. He returns to Gotham and unveils his alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses his strength, intellect and an array of high tech deceptions to fight the sinister forces that threaten the city. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman
  • Director: Christopher Nolan
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

This is the Batman movie I've been waiting for; more correctly, this is the movie I did not realize I was waiting for, because I didn't realize that more emphasis on story and character and less emphasis on high-tech action was just what was needed. The movie works dramatically in addition to being an entertainment. There's something to it. Read full review

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Entertainment Weekly
| Lisa Schwarzbaum

A confidently original, engrossing interpretation. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

For Christopher Nolan to turn Batman Begins into such a smart, gritty, brooding, visceral experience is astonishing. Truly, Batman does begin again. Read full review

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Boston Globe
| Ty Burr

In Batman Begins, Christian Bale gives us the best Bruce Wayne that has ever graced the screen. Read full review

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