
Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.


“A merciless crime turns a man into an outlaw.”
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.

Ben McKenzie
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

Bryan Cranston
Jim Gordon (voice)

Eliza Dushku
Selina (voice)

Jon Polito
Commissioner Loeb (voice)

Alex Rocco
Falcone (voice)

Katee Sackhoff
Detective Essen (voice)

Sara Ballantine
Skeevers' Attorney (voice)

Jeff Bennett
Alfred (voice)

Steve Blum
Stan (voice)

Roark Critchlow
Hare Krishna (voice)
Batman: Year One is a action, animation, crime, thriller film released in 2011 exploring themes of superhero, based on comic, vigilante, police corruption, based on graphic novel, origin of hero. Directed by Sam Liu, it stars Ben McKenzie, Bryan Cranston, Eliza Dushku. A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.
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