Story Line
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.
“Justice is always darkest before the dawn.”
Top Cast
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
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Rating
7.2/ 10
Release Date
1989-06-21
Runtime
2h 6m
Genres
FantasyActionCrime
Part of the Series
Batman Collection
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User Reviews (9)
John Chard
8/10
•7/29/2016Vision 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...
Albert
4/10
•8/21/2017This movie is so bad I couldn't even finish it.
Jakeflix
10/10
•5/14/2019Yeah, it's good.
Wuchak
4/10
•7/21/2020_**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 sipho...