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  • 1993
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 1993
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 1993
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 16 m
  • 1993
  • PG
  • Warner Bros.
  • 1 h 16 m

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
65
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 161 User Ratings
7.6
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Summary Batman is wrongly implicated in a series of murders of mob bosses actually done by a new vigilante assassin.

Directed By: Kevin Altieri, Boyd Kirkland, Frank Paur, Dan Riba, Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm

Written By: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, Michael Reaves, Bob Kane

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
11 Reviews
39% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 18 Critic Reviews
65
61% Positive
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39% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Mark Hamill nails every one liner the writers throw at him (I tried to get as many as I could in Stray Observations, but I’m sure I missed some), and his signature Joker laugh is used to chilling effect throughout the film.
By Oliver Sava FULL REVIEW
80
It's quite possibly the greatest Batman movie ever.
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 161 User Ratings
7.6
68% Positive
110 Ratings
32% Mixed
51 Ratings
0% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 161 User Ratings
7.6
68% Positive
110 Ratings
32% Mixed
51 Ratings
0% Negative
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10
Peter_Kelly
Oct 9, 2023
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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10
pooyamostafie
Jun 19, 2023
Masterpiece Movie and Epic Soundtracks all Time best Batman movies ever made I like voice actors Kevin Conroy Batman and Mark Hamill Joker
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75
This animated feature is not a perfect movie, but it's an enjoyable one. Like the animated TV series it is based on, it strikes a balance between the adult darkness of the recent Tim Burton movies and the childish silliness of the old TV show. More than anything, this version of Batman recalls the original Bob Kane comic books of the 1940s: dark with light touches, cartoony yet realistic. [31 Dec 1993, p.3F]
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75
A romantic, flashback-rich narrative distinguishes this feature-length animated effort, which Warner Bros. was confident enough in to give a theatrical release.
By Josh Larsen FULL REVIEW
50
But like Burton's films, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm also has a distinctly dark, lurid feel to it. Consider a love scene in which a playful wrestling match between Bruce and Andrea turns to open-mouthed smooching and then cuts to a satisfied- looking Andrea, wearing Bruce's shirt and little else. We've seen this gimmick before, although here it seems even more desperate.Could Batmania have finally run its course? [31 Dec 1993, p.G5]
By Jackie Potts FULL REVIEW
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In the end the violence is too realistic (though not terribly graphic) to qualify as cartoony escapism, yet the movie lacks the sophistication, vision or satirical edge to lay claim to any higher purpose. It's merely dark for dark's sake.
By Mark Caro FULL REVIEW
50
With its pointed, cavernous backgrounds and a Gotham City setting that evokes a 1940's-style futurism, "Mask of the Phantasm" looks splendid. But its story is too complicated and the editing too jerky for the movie to achieve narrative coherence. And the resemblance between the movie's hero and its enigmatic arch-villain is so close that audiences are likely to be confused.
By Stephen Holden FULL REVIEW
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yoj
Aug 27, 2022
Phantom is the single greatest animated comic book movie ever made. Period.
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ReseD
Aug 25, 2022
Mask of the Phantasm is one of the best Batman movies ever made. Right up there with Begins.
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retu
Aug 29, 2022
Even though it's not the best Batman movie, it is a really impressive film to admire in terms of animation, action, and twists. Its story and characters may be recycled (and I mean from the animated series this film is supposed to be connected with), but I still found it to be intense and suspenseful enough to keep my interest going.
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12an
Aug 29, 2022
just okay at best, the batman 20222 and the dark knight 2008 are way better
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theusu
Aug 28, 2022
Twelve-year-old me remembers the Fox Batman cartoon series as being a masterpiece, but a full feature feels long with a juvenile script and mediocre animation.
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Production Company Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Family Entertainment
Release Date Dec 25, 1993
Duration 1 h 16 m
Rating PG
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Tagline The Dark Knight fights to save Gotham City from its deadliest enemy.
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