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Batman Begins

Batman Begins

Evil fears the knight.

20057.72h 20m

Overview

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Directed by Christopher Nolan
Written by Bob Kane, David S. Goyer, Christopher Nolan
Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Larry Franco
Box OfficeBudget: $150.0MRevenue: $374.2M

Top Cast

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Bruce Wayne / Batman

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Alfred

Liam Neeson

Liam Neeson

Ducard

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Rachel Dawes

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Jim Gordon

Cillian Murphy

Cillian Murphy

Dr. Jonathan Crane

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Carmine Falcone

Rutger Hauer

Rutger Hauer

Earle

Ken Watanabe

Ken Watanabe

Ra's al Ghul

Mark Boone Junior

Mark Boone Junior

Flass

Themes & Keywords

martial artsundercoverloss of loved onesecret identitycrime fightersuperherobased on comicrivalryninjavigilantetragic herosuper powerhaunted by the pastevil doctormaster villainunfulfilled loveinspirational

About Batman Begins

Batman Begins is a drama, crime, action film released in 2005 exploring themes of martial arts, undercover, loss of loved one, secret identity, crime fighter, superhero. Directed by Christopher Nolan, it stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson. Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

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