Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.
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Michael Keaton
Bruce Wayne / Batman
Jack Nicholson
Jack Napier / The Joker
Kim Basinger
Vicki Vale
Robert Wuhl
Alexander Knox
Pat Hingle
Commissioner James Gordon
Billy Dee Williams
Harvey Dent
Michael Gough
Alfred Pennyworth
Jack Palance
Grissom
Jerry Hall
Alicia
Tracey Walter
Bob the Goon
Director
Tim Burton
Screenplay
Warren Skaaren
Tagline
"Justice is always darkest before the dawn."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$35,000,000
Revenue
$411,348,924
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures, Polygram Pictures, The Guber-Peters Company
John Chard
July 29, 2016
Vision not fully realised, but still a template of sorts. It could never have lived up to the hype back in 1989, it was hailed as the film to rival the impact of "Jaws" & "Star Wars" as regards historical cinema conventions, it was, we were led to believe, a new age in cinema, or so it seemed. As it was, the film went down a treat for the modern cinema going audience, it raked in cash galore an...
Albert
August 21, 2017
This movie is so bad I couldn't even finish it.
Jakeflix
May 14, 2019
Yeah, it's good.
Wuchak
July 21, 2020
_**Looks good, but surreal and tedious**_ Tim Burton's "Batman" (1989) is _so_ disappointing! Yeah, the costumes, sets, cast, cinematography and music are great, but the story is unrealistic, goofy and, worst of all, dull; in other words, it siphoned! Tim Burton is outstanding with visuals, but he failed to incorporate an interesting story. What good is a BORING film that looks great and doesn'...
The Movie Mob
February 11, 2023
**Batman 1989 burst on the scene shattering the box office and rewriting the rules of comic book films with dark characters and high stakes in ways no superhero movie had seen before.** Superhero movies of the 70s and 80s were bright and colorful, goofy and optimistic, champions of truth, Justice, and the American Way. Movies like Superman, Supergirl, the original Captain America, and even Adam...
★ 8.5
The Dark Knight
2008
★ 6.9
Batman Returns
1992
★ 7.7
Batman Begins
2005
★ 7.8
The Dark Knight Rises
2012
★ 6.5
The Flash
1990
★ 7.2
Batman: Year One
2011
★ 6.0
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
★ 6.7
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
2023
★ 5.9
Suicide Squad
2016
★ 6.7
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003
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