Batman

1989 • 126 minutes

About this movie

Tim Burton directs; Michael Keaton stars as Batman; and Jack Nicholson stars as his arch foe,The Joker,in the first of the blockbuster Batman series of features.

As the Dark Knight,defender of law and order in Gotham City,Batman treads the shadow zone between right and wrong,fighting with only his skill in martial arts and his keenly honed mind to defend the innocent and to purge the memory of his parents' brutal murder--always keeping his true identity as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne a closely guarded secret.

Based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics.

Ratings and reviews

I liked Batman, and while looking at this film again after having seen the Nolan trilogy, it's refreshing to see the more campy Batman with comedic touches. Jack Nicholson is great as the Joker, Michael Keaton plays Batman as a socially confused character who never quite seems to know what he's doing when he's Batman or Bruce Wayne. Tim Burton is fitting as a director of the Batman movies, he provides plenty of winks to the audience of iconic Batman symbols from the comics. This Batman is admittedly not the most serious, but it's fun nevertheless.

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Michael Keaton plays the socially awkward weirdo as Bruce Wayne, the mythic urban legend as Batman. The fantasy of the noir-influenced atmosphere is great, and, dare I say, better than the stark realism of Nolan's trilogy.