Excellent movie. Best of the trilogy. Lovely music. Nolan is a genius. So is Heath Ledger.
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![The Dark Knight](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qJ2tW6WMUDux911r6m7haRef0WH.jpg)
The Dark Knight
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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The Dark Knight
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
- Recommendations
Status
Released
Release Date
Jul 16, 2008
Runtime
2h 32m
Genres
Drama, Action, Crime, Thriller
User Score
85%
Original Title
The Dark Knight
Production Companies
DC Comics, Legendary Pictures, Syncopy, Isobel Griffiths, Warner Bros. Pictures
Director
Christopher Nolan
Budget
$185,000,000
Revenue
$1,004,558,444
Description
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.
Cast
Crew
Trailer
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Reviews
This has no competition. It is the very finest comic-book character movie ever made. Knowing the ...
![erickprieto profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/clCvYPqM4EgLo9msno2xSPSGNJ6.jpg)
Perhaps the best Batman movie of all times. I think that this Batman trilogy presents the well-kn...
I used to leave a theatre after seeing a highly anticipated movie, specifically a sequel, and be ...
One of the best movies of all time. Christopher Nolan has brought us the Batman trilogy that it m...
A Masterpiece!!! I Love how The Dark Knight shows to me the "Dark & Gritty Tone". O...
A sickening, borderline fascist film that is simultaneously dull and harmful. The editing represe...
![AstroNoud profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/6zLnrhVdSDzTjhwjKxE5xQdk2Wu.jpg)
Unforgettable crime film with good dialogue, thrilling action and chase scenes and once again a m...
![CinemaSerf profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/1kks3YnVkpyQxzw36CObFPvhL5f.jpg)
Heath Ledger is outstanding in this follow up to the 2006 "Batman Begins" outing for th...
![The Movie Mob profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/blEC280vq31MVaDcsWBXuGOsYnB.jpg)
Overall : A cinematic marvel and once-in-a-decade masterpiece.
This isn&#...
![drystyx profile picture](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/hLLsAvAnVT0cFU7JuuaaItTWXv8.jpg)
Even worse than Tim Burton's Batman, although obviously copying the neo Nazi ideology of &quo...
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I enjoyed watching the Dark Knight. They were at least able to keep the same batman from the the ...
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If I can hold my pee for a whole two and a half hours rewatching a film I’ve already seen then I ...