Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight is a landmark superhero crime thriller that pits Batman against the Joker in a battle over Gotham City’s future. Christian Bale returns as Bruce Wayne/Batman, while Heath Ledger delivers the Oscar-winning performance that made his Joker one of cinema’s most acclaimed villains. The film explores justice, morality, fear and the consequences of trying to maintain order when an enemy is determined to create chaos. Released in 2008, The Dark Knight remains one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful superhero films ever made.
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- Writer(s)
- Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer
- Budget
- $185, 000
- Box Office
- $1, 005, 000
- MPA Rating
- PG-13
- IMDb Score
- 9.1/10
- RT Score
- 94% Tomatometer / 94% Audience
- Metacritic Score
- 85/100
- Amazon Score
- 9.0
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