# Batman Returns (1992)

> In a snowbound Gotham, Batman confronts a grotesque political plot while Catwoman and the Penguin turn the city's corruption into a personal war.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/302

## Facts

- Runtime: 126 min
- Genres: Action, Fantasy
- Director: Tim Burton
- Cast: Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Michael Murphy, Cristi Conaway
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103776/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: macabre, witty, campy, dark christmas viewing, gothic movie night

## Synopsis

In a city shrouded in darkness, a battle for power unfolds between heroes and villains.

## Movies like Batman Returns

- [Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/80273)
- [Batman: Hush (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/374208)
- [Batman & Robin (1997)](https://ember.film/movie/333)
- [Batman Begins (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/230)
- [Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)](https://ember.film/movie/322290)
- [The Dark Knight (2008)](https://ember.film/movie/122)
- [Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/521408)
- [The Dark Knight Rises (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/32905)
- [Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/317283)
- [Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/521407)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt