The Dark Knight

4.25
    The Dark Knight
    2008

    Synopsis

    Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

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    Cast

    • Christian BaleBruce Wayne / Batman
    • Heath LedgerJoker
    • Michael CaineAlfred Pennyworth
    • Gary OldmanJames Gordon
    • Aaron EckhartHarvey Dent / Two-Face
    • Maggie GyllenhaalRachel Dawes
    • Morgan FreemanLucius Fox
    • Nestor CarbonellAnthony Garcia
    • Monique Gabriela CurnenAnna Ramirez
    • Ron DeanMichael Wuertz

    Recommendations

    • 100

      Variety

      Enthralling...An ambitious, full-bodied crime epic of gratifying scope and moral complexity, this is seriously brainy pop entertainment that satisfies every expectation raised by its hit predecessor and then some.
    • 100

      The Hollywood Reporter

      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.
    • 100

      Time

      Beyond dark. It's as black -- and teeming and toxic -- as the mind of the Joker. "Batman Begins," the 2005 film that launched Nolan's series, was a mere five-finger exercise. This is the full symphony.
    • 100

      ReelViews

      Christopher Nolan has provided movie-goers with the best superhero movie to-date, outclassing previous titles both mediocre and excellent, and giving this franchise its "The Empire Strikes Back."
    • 91

      Entertainment Weekly

      At two hours and 32 minutes, this is almost too much movie, but it has a malicious, careening zest all its own. It's a ride for the gut AND the brain.
    • 88

      Rolling Stone

      No fair giving away the mysteries of The Dark Knight. It's enough to marvel at the way Nolan -- a world-class filmmaker, be it "Memento," "Insomnia" or "The Prestige" -- brings pop escapism whisper-close to enduring art.
    • 88

      Miami Herald

      The Dark Knight is dark, all right: It's a luxurious nightmare disguised in a superhero costume, and it's proof that popcorn entertainments don't have to talk down to their audiences in order to satisfy them. The bar for comic-book film adaptations has been permanently raised.
    • 70

      Newsweek

      You may emerge more exhausted than elated. Nolan wants to prove that a superhero movie needn't be disposable, effects-ridden junk food, and you have to admire his ambition. But this is Batman, not "Hamlet." Call me shallow, but I wish it were a little more fun.

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