The Dark Knight

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  • Opened July 18, 2008 
  • 2 hr 32 min
  • PG-13 | intense sequences of violence and some menace
  • Parents: Common Sense Media says Iffy for 14+. More on child suitability

  • With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker, who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Full synopsis

  • Cast: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman
  • Director: Christopher Nolan
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Suspense/Thriller

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Dark Knight review.

by MrRay

I loved this movie so much that I had to buy it. And I also saw it 3 times in Imax. Christian Bale and Heath Ledger were great in it without a doubt! I feel that Heaths' version as the joker was...

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One of the best Batman movies of all time!

by Punk_Kanellis

In what can only be described as one of the best Batman movies of all time, The Dark Knight blew my mind. The action was astonishing (as expected), and the plot was even better. This movie got me...

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100 out of 100 Batman continues....

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New York Daily News
| Joe Neumaier

Twisted, tortured, terrifying - and terrific. Read full review

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The Hollywood Reporter
| Kirk Honeycutt

Bale again brilliantly personifies all the deep traumas and misgivings of Batman's alter ego, Bruce Wayne. A bit of Hamlet is in this Batman. Read full review

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USA Today
| Claudia Puig

When was the last time you saw a blockbuster that was impeccably executed and simultaneously thought-provoking, audacious and unnerving while consistently being fun and entertaining? Read full review

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NPR
| Bob Mondello

The real relationship here is between a Batman in existential crisis and a Joker who'd love to leap with him into the abyss -- tight-a--ed yin and anarchist yang in a fantasy franchise that Nolan has made as riveting for its psychological heft as for the adrenaline rushes it inspires at regular intervals. Read full review

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Christian Bale in "The Dark Knight."