# Batman (1989)

> In Tim Burton’s gothic reinvention, a masked vigilante confronts a flamboyant criminal mastermind whose rise transforms Gotham into a nightmare spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/226

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Action, Crime
- Director: Tim Burton
- Cast: Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Pat Hingle, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Gough, Jack Palance
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096895/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: brooding, eerie, theatrical, 1980s nostalgia night, comic book movie marathon

## Synopsis

A dark knight rises to challenge the chaos of a city plagued by crime and madness.

## Movies like Batman

- [Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/322290)
- [Batman Forever (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/332)
- [The Dark Knight (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/122)
- [The Shadow (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/4246)
- [Batman Returns (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/302)
- [Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/80273)
- [Batman: Year One (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/48702)
- [Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/8895)
- [Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/251862)
- [Batman (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/1787)

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