Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
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- dammagic3d agoOne of the best movies ever made.
- Alex ParkerJune 8, 2025“You either die a hero or live long enough to become the villain” - Harvey Dent
- AbhiiiOctober 5, 2026"If your good at something never do it for free"📈
- Louis BrunetSeptember 7, 2026Modern masterpiece. Nothing else to add
- Blood MemberOctober 9, 2025Bruh we're supposed to believe these dudes were fighting over Maggie Gyllenhaal?
- Spaceman JoeMay 30, 2025One of the best super hero and just movies of all time
- Garrett WilkinsAugust 28, 2026For all the films I've watched since, nothing has reached The Dark Knight. Christopher Nolan takes Batman's mythology and builds a sprawling crime epic around it, using Gotham to explore what happens when the idea of order is pushed hard enough to reveal how fragile order really is. The film can move from a bank robbery to an argument of morality without either feeling out of place, and somehow the enormous scale only makes the quieter moments more effective. Wally Pfister's IMAX cinematography gives Gotham a physical presence that no blockbuster has managed to capture before, while Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard's score keeps a constant pressure underneath everything, particularly whenever that unnerving Joker theme begins to creep in. It is an astonishingly controlled piece of filmmaking considering just how much Nolan is responsible for holding together. Then, there is Heath Ledger. What can I say? This is simply the greatest acting performance I have ever witnessed on film. His Joker isn't frightening simply because of what he does, but because Ledger makes him feel completely comfortable doing it. There is an unnerving calm behind the character's unpredictability that makes every scene with him feel dangerous. Christian Bale's Batman is forced to confront that chaos without losing the moral line that separates him from the person standing across from him. I set The Dark Knight as my absolute standard for what a movie could achieve, and after nearly a thousand films since then, nothing has managed to replace it. Its ideas about morality, sacrifice, and human nature have reached far beyond the film itself and become part of the culture surrounding it. For me, The Dark Knight remains an untouchable masterpiece and the rare movie that has somehow lived up to every bit of its reputation.
- Daniel GustavssonOctober 12, 2024Just a fantastic movie. This version of the Joker is hands down the best ever put to screen.
- JoshscanonAugust 17, 202611/10 movie. What do you expect. Top 10 trilogy too.
- Umut KaracaAugust 13, 2026It was extremely good, but some scenes were a little boring :/
- Cinephile 暴走族July 21, 2026Ask Yourself Why. Why a letter exists full of anthrax addressed to Tom Brokaw that wishes the worst upon two very specific countries. Ask Yourself Why when the United Nations voted to make food a human right were two very specific countries, those same two countries from the letter, the only ones to vote no. Ask Yourself Why all over this country we are flying two flags. Ask Yourself Why Silverstein wasn't at work that day. Ask Yourself Why he insisted to up the appraisal. Ask Yourself Why there's no remnants of a plane at the Pentagon. Ask Yourself Why Tower Seven fell due to structural blah blah blah. Ask Yourself Why three buildings made history that day. Ask Yourself Why black boxes made to withstand the pressure of the ocean, explosions, fire would disappear, but passports made of paper would survive. Ask Yourself Why. Wake up. It's time. @JokerOftt
- June 14, 2026Now that I have your attention, if they ever ever touch a hair on plexamp's head then I will start doing a Batman. This post is a call to arms. This is my manifesto. Sorry, I just had to get that off of my chest. I'm so happy that plex discussions is here now to allow me to vent these things. This will be a glittering new age.
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The Dark Knight was released on July 16, 2008.
The Dark Knight was directed by Christopher Nolan.
The Dark Knight has a runtime of 2h 32m.
The Dark Knight was produced by Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas.
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
The key characters in The Dark Knight are Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), Joker (Heath Ledger), Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart).
The Dark Knight is rated PG-13.
The Dark Knight is an Action, Crime, Thriller film.
The Dark Knight has an audience rating of 9.4 out of 10.
The Dark Knight had a budget of $185M.
The Dark Knight has made $1.01B at the box office.