Batman Beyond: The Movie
A grieving teenager commandeers a retired Batman’s futuristic suit and confronts the corporate villain tied to his father’s murder.
Overview
A new hero rises from the ashes of Gotham's past, armed with the legacy of a legend.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- dark
- energetic
- futuristic
- superhero marathon
- animated action night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Terry McGinnis takes Bruce Wayne's final Batman suit and seeks his guidance after Warren McGinnis is murdered.
The story depicts a transformed world dominated by Wayne-Powers Enterprises and advanced Batman technology twenty years after Bruce's retirement.
Terry discovers a disc whose data suggests the motive for his father's murder and Derek Powers's culpability.
Bruce refuses to help Terry fight Powers directly, while Terry independently dons the suit and later tries to convince Bruce to assist him.
Films like Batman Beyond: The Movie, and why
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
animated superhero action with a legacy hero, futuristic cityscape, and coming-of-age stakes
The Incredibles
stylized animated superhero adventure centered on a young successor inheriting an iconic mantle
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
dark futuristic superhero world, vigilante justice, and cyberpunk-inflected crime drama
Movie Details
- Director
- Curt Geda
- Release Date
- 1999-01-10
- Runtime
- 41 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (208)
Cast
- Will Friedle
- Kevin Conroy
- Michael Ansara
- Linda Hamilton
- Sherman Howard
- Teri Garr
- Seth Green
- George Takei
- Bruce Timm
- Rino Romano
Common questions
- What is Batman Beyond: The Movie about?
- A grieving teenager commandeers a retired Batman’s futuristic suit and confronts the corporate villain tied to his father’s murder.
- What is Batman Beyond: The Movie like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Batman Beyond: The Movie as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Batman Beyond: The Movie violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Batman Beyond: The Movie as mild.
- Which films are like Batman Beyond: The Movie?
- Films with a similar feel include Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Incredibles, and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm.
- How long is Batman Beyond: The Movie?
- Batman Beyond: The Movie runs 41 minutes.
