X

2015
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 27 m

2015
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 27 m

Summary On one day, in one city, the world comes together to grant one 5-year-old cancer patient his wish. The documentary Batkid Begins looks at the “why” of this flash phenomenon. Why did the intense outpouring of spontaneous support for a child reverberate around the world and become one of the biggest “good news stories” ever?

Directed By: Dana Nachman

Written By: Kurt Kuenne, John Crane, Dana Nachman

2015
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 27 m

2015
PG
Warner Bros.
1 h 27 m

Batkid Begins

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

63

User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 15 User Ratings

3.3

My Score

Hover and click to give a rating Saved

Where to Watch

Summary On one day, in one city, the world comes together to grant one 5-year-old cancer patient his wish. The documentary Batkid Begins looks at the “why” of this flash phenomenon. Why did the intense outpouring of spontaneous support for a child reverberate around the world and become one of the biggest “good news stories” ever?

Directed By: Dana Nachman

Written By: Kurt Kuenne, John Crane, Dana Nachman

Where to Watch

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
8 Reviews

43% Mixed
6 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Generally Favorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews

57% Positive
8 Reviews

43% Mixed
6 Reviews

0% Negative
0 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Jun 25, 2015

The editing is ruthlessly efficient, and some of the talking-heads scenes are dramatized via lively comic-book renditions that lend visual panache. All the characters grab you, not just the kid.

By Tim Appelo FULL REVIEW

San Francisco Chronicle

Jun 25, 2015

The film is a fascinating look at how a true event can become a media event — and how courting the media can have good and bad results so mixed up that it’s hard to know where the good influence stops and the corrupting influence starts.

By Mick LaSalle FULL REVIEW

Arizona Republic

Jul 23, 2015

Batkid Begins is a good movie about great intentions and a large group of people coming together to make a stranger most of them will never meet happy.

By Bill Goodykoontz FULL REVIEW

Jun 26, 2015

Batkid Begins brims with subjects who come in with their own enthusiasm, color, and comedy.

Los Angeles Times

Jun 25, 2015

As to truly exploring the phenomenon of a live-tweeted collective fiction, the documentary makes a couple of intriguing observations but doesn't look far beyond the metrics, content to exult in the wow factor of it all, which admittedly is considerable.

By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

Jul 9, 2015

The deeper we go into Dana Nachman’s unquestioning, feature-length cheerleading film, the more uncomfortable I felt about the reaction of one person to that magical and overwhelming day. Miles.

By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW

New York Daily News

Jun 25, 2015

Scott’s story is inspiring, as is the way everyone pitches in, from the police to the San Francisco Giants to Hollywood special effects geniuses to President Obama. But as a movie, this is like watching an expanded local news segment.

See All 14 Critic Reviews

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Unfavorable Based on 15 User Ratings

33% Positive
5 Ratings

0% Mixed
0 Ratings

67% Negative
10 Ratings

User Reviews

User Score

Generally Unfavorable Based on 15 User Ratings

33% Positive
5 Ratings

0% Mixed
0 Ratings

67% Negative
10 Ratings

There are no user reviews yet. Be the first to add a review.

Details

Production Company KTF Films

Release Date Jun 26, 2015

Duration 1 h 27 m

Rating PG

Genres

View All Details

Awards

Ashland Independent Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Dallas International Film Festival

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Heartland Film

• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

Related Movies

Hoop Dreams

Universal Acclaim

Man with a Movie Camera

Universal Acclaim

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

Universal Acclaim

I Am Not Your Negro

Universal Acclaim

Woodstock

Universal Acclaim

Collective

Universal Acclaim

Amazing Grace

Universal Acclaim

Stop Making Sense

Universal Acclaim

We Were Here

Universal Acclaim

Faces Places

Universal Acclaim

David Byrne’s American Utopia

Universal Acclaim

Shoah: Four Sisters

Universal Acclaim

Our Body

Universal Acclaim

Sherpa

Universal Acclaim

The Decline of Western Civilization

Universal Acclaim

Brother's Keeper

Universal Acclaim

Crumb

Universal Acclaim

One More Time with Feeling

Universal Acclaim

Sugarcane

Universal Acclaim

The Act of Killing

Universal Acclaim

De Humani Corporis Fabrica

Universal Acclaim

Menus Plaisirs - Les Troisgros

Universal Acclaim

Related News

2024 Movie Release Calendar

2024 Movie Release Calendar

Jason Dietz

Find release dates for every movie coming to theaters, VOD, and streaming throughout 2024 and beyond, updated weekly.

Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Every Zack Snyder Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

With the arrival of Zack Snyder's latest Rebel Moon chapter on Netflix, we rank every one of the director's films—from bad to, well, less bad—by Metascore.

Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Every Guy Ritchie Movie, Ranked

Nick Hyman

We rank every one of the British director's movies by Metascore, from his debut Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels to his brand new film, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

April Movie Preview (2024)

April Movie Preview (2024)

Keith Kimbell

The month ahead will bring new films from Alex Garland, Luca Guadagnino, Dev Patel, and more. To help you plan your moviegoing options, our editors have selected the most notable films releasing in April 2024, listed in alphabetical order.

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

DVD/Blu-ray Releases: New & Upcoming

Jason Dietz

Find a list of new movie and TV releases on DVD and Blu-ray (updated weekly) as well as a calendar of upcoming releases on home video.