Following the death of his parents, young heir Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) becomes a masked avenger who... (Learn more)
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Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson
How does one man change the world? It's a question that haunts Bruce Wayne like the specter of his parents, gunned down before his eyes in the streets of Gotham on a night that changed his life forever. Tormented by guilt and anger, battling the demons that feed his desire for revenge and his need to honor his parents' altruistic legacy, the disillusioned industrial heir vanished from Gotham and secretly travels the world, seeking the means to fight injustice and turn fear against those who prey on the fearful. In his quest to elucidate himself in the ways of the criminal mind, Bruce is mentored by a mysterious man called Ducard in the mastery of the physical and mental disciplines that will empower him to fight the evil he has vowed to destroy. He soon finds himself the target of recruiting efforts by the League of Shadows, a powerful, subversive vigilante group headed by enigmatic leader Ra's al Ghul. Bruce returns to Gotham to find the city devoured by rampant crime and corruption. Wayne Enterprises, his family's former bastion of philanthropic business ideals, now rests in the hands of CEO Richard Earle, a man more concerned with taking the company public than serving the public good. Meanwhile, Bruce's close childhood friend Rachel Dawes, now an Assistant District Attorney, can't secure a conviction of the city's most notorious criminals because the justice system has been so deeply polluted by scum like crime boss Carmine Falcone. It doesn't help that prominent Gotham psychiatrist Dr. Jonathan Crane bolsters insanity defenses for Falcone's thugs in exchange for nefarious favors that serve his own devious agenda. With the help of his trusted butler Alfred, detective Jim Gordon--one of the few good cops on the Gotham police force--and Lucius Fox, his ally at the Wayne Enterprises' Applied Sciences division, Bruce Wayne unleashes his awe-inspiring alter-ego: Batman, a masked crusader who uses strength, intellect and an array of high tech weaponry to fight the sinister forces that threaten to destroy the city.
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US Release Date
6/15/05
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.
Running Time
140 mins.
Locations
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Iceland
- Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$205,343,774
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Art Direction - Period or Fantasy Film award at the 2005 Art Directors Guild [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Winner of the Best Stunts award at the 2005 Phoenix Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Visual Effects award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Original Score award at the 2005 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best British Supporting Actor award at the 2005 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Production Design award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 2005 American Society of Cinematographers [ Awards.
- Nominated for a Best British Director award at the 2005 London Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Sound award at the 2005 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Score award at the 2005 Online Film Critics Association [Festi Awards.
Distributor
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
- Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
- Warner Brothers
