Alex Silver
30 days
ago
Unexpectedly awesome superhero movie. It's a different league from most.
Eric Brainard
2 years
ago
A fantastic and dark origin film for the Bat. Nolan's trilogy is really good.
Jean Walton
almost 3 years
ago
The more action is shown, the more boring it gets. Still, Bale does his best here. 3/4
Charlie Alcock
4 years
ago
Weird watching in retrospect. Not as good as when I was 15.
Holden Johnson
over 4 years
ago
It's sequels are much better, but still it's not bad.
Dónal Kennedy
over 4 years
ago
Funnier & sillier than later entries, Nolan's first Bats is a success.
Nino D
almost 5 years
ago
This is Chris Nolan's prototype to the perfect movie based on batman, worth watching.
Noah Rymer
5 years
ago
I'm in the minority, but I think this is Christopher Nolan's best Batman Film.
Carlos Humphrey
5 years
ago
Thrusts us into Gotham with subtle intensity. An amazing film, well worth multiple views.
Guy Meltzer
over 5 years
ago
rebooted the whole batman franchise.
Jared Bennett
over 5 years
ago
Before this, nobody thought superhero flicks could be serious cinema. Not much is better!
Leif Jacobson
over 5 years
ago
You forget how good it is because of what came after, but this movie is still excellent.
Lino Monteiro
over 5 years
ago
Dark and thoughtful, if not a bit grandiose. Unnecessary leading lady. Great atmosphere.
Grace
almost 6 years
ago
I rewatched this again recently and was shocked again at how good a job Nolan did.
Daniel Jones
6 years
ago
The beginning of the best super hero trilogy to ever be made. Necessary viewing.
Eddie Ace Heitmann
6 years
ago
love how unclean the people are in this. How ordinary the love interest is. Typical ending
ashley lee
over 6 years
ago
Solid beginning to this rendition of the franchise.
Batman Begins is a 2005 American superhero action film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman, directed by Christopher Nolan. It stars Christian Bale as Batman, along with Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Cillian Murphy, Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe, Tom Wilkinson, and Rutger Hauer. The film reboots the Batman film series, telling the origin story of the character and begins with Bruce Wayne's initial fear of bats, the death of his parents, and his journey to becoming Batman. It draws inspiration from classic comic book storylines such as The Man Who Falls, Batman: Year One, and Batman: The Long Halloween.
After a series of unsuccessful projects to resurrect Batman on screen following the 1997 critical failure of Batman & Robin, Nolan and David S. Goyer began work on the film in early 2003 and aimed for a darker and more realistic tone, with humanity and realism being the basis of the film. The goal was to get the audience to care for both Batman and...