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Bat Flicks

Grab some popcorn and celebrate Batman Day (Sept. 15) with one of these movies featuring the Caped Crusader.

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  • Featuring stunning cinematography and a captivating plot centering on fear as a weapon, this recent Batman movie also delivers The Riddler and a striking Catwoman.
    DVD, 2022Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2022] — DVD B
  • Batman V Superman

    Dawn of Justice

    Batman and Superman clash over differing philosophies about what kind of heroism is needed to protect the world, while the public they're defending is becoming increasingly mindful of the damage that superheroes and masked vigilantes cause.
    DVD, 2016[United States] : Warner, 2016. — DVD B
  • Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Batman and Wonder Woman recruit a team of metahumans to stand against a newly awakened threat.
    DVD, 2018Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [2018] — DVD J
  • Look, not every Batman adaptation needs to have a gritty and dark color palette. Plus few movies capture Bruce Wayne quite as well (we're absolutely right; don't @ us).
    DVD, 2017Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2017] — J DVD L
  • The untold story of Gotham City's Dark Knight, from a boy's family tragedy to a guilt-clouded manhood and a fateful encounter that spurs Bruce Wayne's training, transformation and triumph.
    DVD, 2005Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2005. — DVD B
  • When the menace known as the Joker emerges from his mysterious past, he wreaks havoc and chaos on the people of Gotham. The Dark Knight must accept one of the greatest psychological and physical tests of his ability to fight injustice.
    DVD, 2008Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, 2008. — DVD D
  • In this epic conclusion to the Dark Knight trilogy, the emergence of Bane, a masked terrorist with ruthless plans for Gotham, drives Batman out of his self-imposed exile.
    DVD, 2012Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, c2012. — DVD D
  • A 1970s setting with martial arts and tons of period-specific details, this movie is great, and the accompanying documentary is fantastic.
    Blu-ray Disc, 2021Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2021] — BLU-RAY B
  • Gotham City is once again under siege, this time by the mind-controlling Riddler and the diabolical Harvey Two-Face. The Caped Crusader cleans up with the help of his new sidekick, Robin.
    DVD, 2005Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005] — DVD B
  • The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker.
    DVD, 2005Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2005]. — DVD B
  • In an alternative Victorian Age Gotham City, this animated movie features Batman as he begins his war on crime while he investigates a new series of murders by Jack the Ripper.
    DVD, 2018Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2018] — DVD B
  • An animated movie, partially based on the "Batman: The Court of Owls" story, where Damian Wayne struggles to cope with Batman's no-killing rule and soon starts to believe that his destiny lies within a secret society.
    DVD, 2015[S.I.] [s.n.] [2015] — DVD B
  • If you like films that are rooted in specific comics, this one is based on a tour de force graphic novel featuring a who's who of DC mixed with murder, mystery and romance.
    Blu-ray Disc, 2019Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2019] — BLU-RAY B
  • BONUS! Not a movie, but an entertaining TV Series about the story behind Detective Gordon's rise to prominence in Gotham City in the years before Batman's arrival.
    DVD, 2015Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2015] — DVD TV GOTHAM Season 1
  • ANOTHER BONUS! The original 1960s TV Series featuring the iconic Dynamic Duo: Adam West and Burt Ward! Watch all three seasons of the Caped Crusader and his young ward battling evildoers in Gotham City.
    DVD, 2014[United States] : [publisher not identified], [2014] — DVD TV BATMAN Season 1