Evil fears the knight.
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
Batman Begins (2005) is a drama, crime and action film directed by Christopher Nolan, released on June 10, 2005 with a runtime of 2h 20m. It stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson and Katie Holmes. Viewers rate it 7.7 out of 10 across 23,132 ratings.
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Christian Bale
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
Michael Caine
as Alfred
Liam Neeson
as Ducard
Katie Holmes
as Rachel Dawes
Gary Oldman
as Jim Gordon
Cillian Murphy
as Dr. Jonathan Crane
Tom Wilkinson
as Carmine Falcone
Rutger Hauer
as Earle
Ken Watanabe
as Ra's al Ghul
Mark Boone Junior
as Flass
Linus Roache
as Thomas Wayne
Morgan Freeman
as Lucius Fox
Directed by Christopher Nolan, written by Christopher Nolan, Bob Kane and David S. Goyer, produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Larry Franco.
Average viewer score of 7.7/10 from 23,132 ratings.
It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me. Bruce Wayne is constantly tortured by his childhood memories when he witnessed his parents being murdered. Taken under the wing of The League Of Shadows, a deadly ninja assassin army devoted to erasing crime with their own brand of harsh justice. After completing training, Wayne refuses to join them on account of not agreeing with their methods, he…
Reviewed on September 25, 2014
i'm beginning to think people only say a movie is good because of it being long and having a good camera. to me the only highlight was cillian murphy's performance. the rest of this was just some dumb, boring trek.
Reviewed on April 11, 2021
Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" shows us exactly how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) transforms into the caped crusader we all know and love, Batman. Admittedly like many others, even though this is the first entry in the Dark Knight Trilogy, I watched it is as my last one, and that is due to me not even knowing of it's existence, which is thanks to it being heavily overshadowed by the critically acclaimed sequel,…
Reviewed on June 23, 2021
‘Batman Begins’ is a strong introduction to the Batman thanks to the magnificent cast and a superb score by Zimmer and Newton Howard. 9/10
Reviewed on February 26, 2022
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Batman Begins (2005) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max and DC Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and Plex. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Batman Begins (2005) includes Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes and Gary Oldman. The film was directed by Christopher Nolan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Batman Begins was released on June 10, 2005 and runs for 2h 20m.
Batman Begins (2005) holds an average rating of 7.7 out of 10 from 23,132 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, crime and action films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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