Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight (2008), in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its Police force, which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
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- Garrett WilkinsAugust 29, 2026After everything The Dark Knight accomplished, the hardest thing Nolan could have done was make the final chapter feel worthy of ending the story. The Dark Knight Rises takes an enormous swing, turning Gotham into a city on the verge of collapse and making Batman's return feel like an event the entire city can feel. I love how physical the movie becomes as the story progresses. Gotham's frozen streets and packed football stadium eventually give way to a city consumed by war, and Wally Pfister's IMAX cinematography, once again, makes the transformations feel enormous. Hans Zimmer's score continues pushing the film's ideas as it has the whole trilogy, especially as Bane's uprising grows into something almost mythic. This isn't the intimate crime story The Dark Knight was. Nolan clearly wanted to make the ending feel as large as the story itself, and for the most part, he succeeded. Tom Hardy's performance, even when limited by the mask and muffled voice work, is a huge part of why this film works. There is something genuinely intimidating about the way Hardy carries himself, particularly because Bane rarely needs to prove that he is the toughest presence in the room. Anne Hathaway's Selina Kyle brings some personality into the film as well, and her relationship with Bruce gives the finale a more human side. The story does buckle under its own weight at times. Nolan has so much to resolve that some of the plotting feels clunky, and the film can push its ideas about class and revolution harder than necessary. Yet by the time Bruce's story reaches its conclusion, I found myself caring less about those rough edges and more about how satisfying it was to see everything finally come together. The Dark Knight Rises is an imperfect ending to an extraordinary trilogy, but its ambition and payoff make it a finale I have a hard time resisting.
- Spaceman JoeMay 30, 2025Yeah it’s not the best in the trilogy but why do people hate it?
- Branko VeličićAugust 10, 2026not as good as the dk but very nice
- The Gutter MonkeyFebruary 7, 2025Another better-than-average (and overly-long) Batman film from Christopher Nolan. It's more of a spectacle than the previous entries and it's somehow even more all-over-the-place than the last entry, but it's a fun watch, Tom Hardy's Bane is a memorable villain, and it wraps up the trilogy pretty well. Just try not to overthink the logistics of certain elements of the plot and you should enjoy it.
- CarterJuly 16, 2026On rewatch, The Dark Knight Rises is a flawed but underrated conclusion to the Dark Knight trilogy. Positives: - The movie is extremely well made, well directed, well shot, and well edited - For the third time Gotham looks great with some great cinematography - The performances are once again excellent - The characters are all great even the new characters - The action and fight sequences are all awesome and executed very well and make the film very enjoyable - The practical explosions all look great - The movie has a fantastic conclusion to this amazing trilogy of movies, Batman himself, and the city of Gotham - The movie also sets up some new things in the end that you can just imagine happened - The score is also obviously incredible Negatives: - The pacing is really bad in this film - There are some cheesy lines and moments that are laughable Overall The Dark Knight Rises may be flawed but I still think it’s the perfect conclusion to my favourite comic book trilogy of all time on rewatch.
- ButtymuncherMay 26, 2026It really does get worse with every watch
- Vincent ReggianniniMay 24, 2025The Batman character’s culminating saga pits an aging, weathered Batman against probably his closest physical match.
- thomasrogers753July 11, 2026That third act carries this film so hard and I’m ashamed to admit that, Bruce making it out of that prison makes little to no sense but after he gets out he goes fucking crazy and it’s some of the most peak superhero action we’ve ever gotten
- Mister ArnJuly 10, 2026“The Dark Knight Rises” is an epic movie with massive action scenes that give it a real sense of scale. At times, it moves a little slowly, but when the action kicks in, it's impressive. Catwoman was my favorite part of the movie. She's an interesting character, and Bruce Wayne's story brings the trilogy to a satisfying close. You can guess where it's headed, but there are enough twists along the way to keep the ending enjoyable—a solid finish to Nolan's Batman trilogy.
- Eazy NielsonMay 26, 2026It will be very painfull
- September 13, 2026When I first watched The Dark Knight Rises, I remember liking it, but I also heavily complained about it in my review on Plex. During this weekend, I decided to give it a rewatch, and I liked it much more than I remembered. I still do have some of my old criticisms with, but for the most part I had a very good time. All the actors are phenomenal in this film, and Tom Hardy’s Bane easily goes down as one of the greatest comic book-movie villains of all time. His quotes are still running free in my head. The action sequences are a lot bigger and bombastic than the first two, and I personally thought they were awesome and very entertaining. And Hans Zimmer’s music, HOLY SHIT! Talk about a f**king banger of a score. I also found a lot of similarities between this movie and The Dark Knight Returns, which is one of my favorite comics of all time and I liked the elements of it that they put in this film. Overall, I had a very good time with this movie. In my old review, I gave it a 3,5/5 stars, but after rewatching, it deserves at least 4 stars!
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The Dark Knight Rises was released on July 19, 2012.
The Dark Knight Rises was directed by Christopher Nolan.
The Dark Knight Rises has a runtime of 2h 44m.
The Dark Knight Rises was produced by Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven.
Despite his tarnished reputation after the events of The Dark Knight (2008), in which he took the rap for Dent's crimes, Batman feels compelled to intervene to assist the city and its Police force, which is struggling to cope with Bane's plans to destroy the city.
The key characters in The Dark Knight Rises are Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale), Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), Bane (Tom Hardy).
The Dark Knight Rises is rated PG-13.
The Dark Knight Rises is an Action, Crime, Thriller film.
The Dark Knight Rises has an audience rating of 9 out of 10.
The Dark Knight Rises had a budget of $250M.
The Dark Knight Rises has made $1.08B at the box office.