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Batman is a 1989 neo-noir action and superhero film directed by Tim Burton. The cast includes Michael Keaton, Jack Palance, Michael Gough, and Robert Wuhl. Sam Hamm, Warren Skaaren, and Bill Finger served as screenwriters, while Danny Elfman composed the score. Production companies included PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Universal Pictures, and Warner Bros. Entertainment. The film was distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment and Netflix, with a runtime of 126 minutes.
Filmed in England at locations such as Knebworth House, Hatfield House, and Pinewood Studios, the narrative is set in Gotham City and Wayne Manor. The movie received an Academy Award for Best Production Design. It has a Metascore of 69 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 77%. The film is rated PG-13 and features the tagline "Justice is always darkest before the dawn."
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7.2Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.
Cast
- Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne / Batman
- Jack Nicholson as Jack Napier / The Joker
- Kim Basinger as Vicki Vale
- Robert Wuhl as Alexander Knox
- Pat Hingle as Commissioner James Gordon
- Billy Dee Williams as Harvey Dent
Themes
- dual identity
- double life
- chemical
- crime fighter
- superhero
- villain
- based on comic
- vigilante
- mobster
- organized crime
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Ratings
IMDb
7.5/10
429,189 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
69/100
- Year
- 1989
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Genres
- Crime
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 30 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Batman
- Main subject
- revenge
- Creator
- Tim Burton
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Director
- Tim Burton
- Screenwriter
- Bill Finger
- Cast member
- Michael Balfour
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Benjamin Melniker
- Production company
- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- Cinematographer
- Roger Pratt
- Narrative location
- Wayne Manor
- Filming location
- England
- Duration
- 126
- FilmAffinity ID
- 732599
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- www.warnerbros.com/batman-motion-picture-anthology
- Image
- Batman cossplay.JPG
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- Commons category
- Batman (1989)
- publication date
- 1989-00-00
- film editor
- Ray Lovejoy
- title
- Batman
- distributed by
- Netflix
- production designer
- Anton Furst
- executive producer
- Michael Uslan
- production date
- 1989-00-00
- after a work by
- Bob Kane
- derivative work
- Batman
- box office
- 40489746
- review score
- 69/100
- capital cost
- 35000000
- form of creative work
- feature film
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