Batman Begins

PG-13

Released Jun 15, 2005

2h 20m

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A young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. When Ducard reveals the League's true purpose -- the complete destruction of Gotham City -- Wayne returns to Gotham intent on cleaning up the city without resorting to murder. With the help of Alfred (Michael Caine), his loyal butler, and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born.

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Critics Consensus

Brooding and dark, but also exciting and smart, Batman Begins is a film that understands the essence of one of the definitive superheroes.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Batman has been all about darkness, Nolan just makes it a shade darker. Go see it.

Rated: 3/4

Jan 8, 2019

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

Nolan takes an admirable stab at developing a character-driven drama, only to give in to generic action-movie conventions with a blinding, deafening, explosion-laden finale that could have capped off any number of interchangeable Jerry Bruckheimer flicks.

Apr 14, 2013

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Batman Begins summons up moments of great eloquence and power. If only its cast of characters was as fully inhabited as its turbulent city.

Apr 14, 2013

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Martin Carr

CBR

Batman Begins might have rescued the franchise from ignominy, but much of Christopher Nolan's DC debut suffers from pacing issues. The production design and grounded realism may elevate things, but this film has its flaws.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 29, 2024

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Stella Papamichael

Radio Times

Batman Begins swoops you up and doesn't let go till the end.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2024

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Akhil Arora

AkhilArora.com

This is the moment Nolan began to establish his blockbuster tendencies: dynamic camera movement, rich cinematography, and heavy use of a majestic background score.

Oct 17, 2023

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Pamela

We really enjoyed the movie! Lots of action going on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Michael

Best movie of 2023! Cant wait for the sequel!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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Ben W

So great! As an origin story, it works incredibly well. The groundednessand grittyness was great.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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John O

I give it 5 star because when the movie really gets going it’s fantastic but the 1st 1/2 is slow to getting going & it does, I will say out of the cast in Batman (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Batman Forever (1995), Batman & Robin (1997) this movie Batman Begins (2005) this is my least favorite but they’re all still amazing. I highly recommend this if you’re a Batman fan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Faiz D

I don't know how many times I have seen this movie and every time I love it more and more. A creative, smart, and highly entertaining film with brilliant story, dialogues, acting, actions and music.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Mate P

Batman Begins is a very powerful and exciting movie, with a powerful message. It is among the most exciting and nerve-wracking movies I've seen. The story can be cut into three parts, but basically the first two are the build-up, which in my view is the only big negative part about this movie. The first part shows Bruce learning and evolving. The second part is about him preparing for the fight and learning how to live a life as two people. The third part is the payoff and it's absolutely perfect. It's a lot of action with some genuinely surprising twists. The movie shares the same message as Star Wars, which is not to seek vengeance and revenge, because it is the dark side. It's the easier way, while the true and the right way is the hard one, which Bruce follows. In the beginning of the movie there were a few I found the acting bad and the first fight sequences were very strangely edited, where I couldn't see what was happening. But these things evolved and the cinematography was great overall. Nothing was exceptional in the technical parts, there was nothing artistic about it, but it kept me locked in, which is the cause of exceptional work. The casting is perfect, there are so many amazing acting performances, my favourite being Michael Cane. Batman Begins is a truly amazing, fast-paced, exciting movie with a long build-up.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Synopsis

A young Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. When Ducard reveals the League's true purpose -- the complete destruction of Gotham City -- Wayne returns to Gotham intent on cleaning up the city without resorting to murder. With the help of Alfred (Michael Caine), his loyal butler, and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Producer: Larry J. Franco, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas
Screenwriter: David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Syncopy, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, Di Bonaventura Pictures
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Action Violence|Disturbing Images|Some Thematic Elements)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 15, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $206.9M
Runtime: 2h 20m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby SRD
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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