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Overview

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Director:
Christopher Nolan
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) and
Christopher Nolan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
18 July 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Why So Serious? more
Plot:
Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
2 wins & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(1089 articles)
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User Comments:
Best movie of 2008 hands down! more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Batman Begins 2 (USA) (working title)
Batman: The Dark Knight (USA) (informal title)
Rory's First Kiss (USA) (fake working title)
The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (USA) (working title)
Winter Green (USA) (fake working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace.
Runtime:
152 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.44 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)
MOVIEmeter: ?
V 25% since last week why?

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Christopher Nolan cites the film Heat (1995) as a major influence on this movie. William Fichtner played in Heat and in the scene in The Dark Knight that was obviously inspired by Heat. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the Hospital scene between Harvey Dent and The Joker; when The Joker holds the gun to Harvey's head, he cocks the hammer. When the camera faces Harvey, The Joker's finger is over the hammer, when it's facing The Joker, it's not. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Grumpy: [before a bank heist] Three of a kind, let's do this.
Chuckles: That's it, three guys?
Grumpy: And two guys on the roof. Everybody gets a share. Five shares is plenty.
Chuckles: Six shares, don't forget the guy who planned the job.
Grumpy: He thinks he can sit out and still take a slice? I know why they call him the "Joker."
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Troldspejlet: (#40.3)" (2008) more
Soundtrack:
Balmoral more

FAQ

How did Batman equip every cell phone in Gotham with the sonar technology?
Does Lucius resign after the cell phone ordeal?
Where is Gotham City located?
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1,174 out of 1,816 people found the following comment useful:-
Best movie of 2008 hands down!, 7 July 2008
10/10
Author: manuel_de_dios from Netherlands

I had the honor of watching TDK during a screening and was completely blown away! This isn't just the best Batman movie ever made, this is one of the best movie ever made. Everything in this film is excellent, not one piece of annoyance.

Bale marvels as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Ledger has made The Joker in to an iconic movie villain. His performance belongs there at the top with Hopkins Lecter. The Joker has finally been portrait properly on film, he has earned his place between the big boys in movie villandom. This is the true Joker every Batman fan knows, loves and fears. Ledger deserves any and every movie award known to man for this brilliant display.

Nolan has made his "I will always be remembered" movie, this is the crownjewel in his portfolio. Perfect directing, perfect story, perfect balance between action and drama, everything is perfect.

Even if you hate Batman, you will love this film. If you don't, then something beez wrongz with youz!

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