Directed by:
Christopher NolanCinematography:
Wally PfisterCast:
Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Ken Watanabe, Mark Boone Junior (more)Plots(1)
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. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Christian Bale
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
Le Prestige (2006)
Michael Caine
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
Le Prestige (2006)
Liam Neeson
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Katie Holmes
USA
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
Phone Booth (2002)
The Ice Storm (1997)
Gary Oldman
UK
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Léon: The Professional (1994)
Batman Begins (2005)
Cillian Murphy
Ireland
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
Inception (2010)
Batman Begins (2005)
Tom Wilkinson
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Rutger Hauer
Netherlands
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
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Ken Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Mark Boone Junior
USA
Best movies:
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Batman Begins (2005)
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Linus Roache
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - a.f.
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Morgan Freeman
USA
Best movies:
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Se7en (1995)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Sara Stewart
UK
Best movies:
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Gus Lewis
USA
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
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Christine Adams
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
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Rade Serbedzija
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
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John Nolan
UK
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
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David Murray
Ireland
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
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Darragh Kelly
Best movies:
Batman Begins (2005)
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Charles Edwards
UK
Best movies:
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Ripper Street (2012) (series)