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Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critics

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Universal acclaim- based on 795 Ratings

Summary: Eight-year-old Bruce Wayne falls into a cave where he encounters a swarm of bats. Bruce develops a fear of bats, and later urges his parents to leave an opera featuring bat-like creatures. Outside the theater, Bruce Wayne's parents are both killed in a robbery by mugger Joe Chill. Bruce blames himself for his parents' murder: had he not been frightened, the Waynes would not have encountered Chill. He is taken in by a mysterious instructor named Ducard and urged to become a ninja in the League of Shadows, but he instead returns to his native Gotham City resolved to end the mob rule that is strangling it.
Runtime: 140 min
Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense action violence, disturbing images and some thematic elements.
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Countries: USA, UK
Languages: English, Mandarin, Urdu
Home Release Date: Oct 18, 2005
Director Credit
Christopher Nolan Director
Writer Credit
Bob Kane Characters
Christopher Nolan Screenplay
David S. Goyer Story
Principal Cast Credit
Christian Bale Bruce Wayne/Batman
Ken Watanabe Ra's Al Ghul
Michael Caine Alfred
Cast Credit
Cillian Murphy Dr. Jonathan Crane
Colin McFarlane Loeb
Gary Oldman Jim Gordon
Gerard Murphy Judge Faden
Katie Holmes Rachel Dawes
Larry Holden Finch
Liam Neeson Henri Ducard
Linus Roache Thomas Wayne
Mark Boone Junior Flass
Morgan Freeman Lucius Fox
Rutger Hauer Earle
Tom Wilkinson Carmine Falcone
Producer Credit
Benjamin Melniker Executive Producer
Charles Roven Producer
Cheryl A. Tkach Associate Producer
Emma Thomas Producer
Larry J. Franco Producer
Lorne Orleans Producer
Michael E. Uslan Executive Producer
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