Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- kinetic
- pulp
- irreverent
- action movie night
- superhero marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film an entertaining and stylish martial arts-inflected superhero adventure, even if its repetition and Batman-centered marketing could limit its impact.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The narrative centers on Batman, Bronze Tiger, Lady Shiva, and Richard Dragon as students of a martial arts master, with 1970s-inspired genre styling.
The resurfacing cursed relic reopens the mystery of the missing master and motivates the characters' struggle for control.
Batman and his former classmates must cooperate despite their divergent paths and tensions rooted in their common teacher.
The film's 1970s-like styling and action-forward animation frame its DC characters as participants in a vintage martial arts adventure.
Films like Batman: Soul of the Dragon, and why
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
stylized superhero animation, martial arts action, and occult crime elements
Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox
animated superhero adventure with ensemble combat, heightened pulp tone, and crime mythology
The Green Hornet
1970s-inspired martial arts spectacle, revenge themes, and kinetic genre stylization
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge
superhero protagonists confronting mystical forces through brutal martial arts action
Movie Details
- Director
- Sam Liu
- Release Date
- 2021-01-12
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (383)
Cast
- David Giuntoli
- Mark Dacascos
- Kelly Hu
- Michael Jai White
- James Hong
- Eric Bauza
- Grey DeLisle
- Chris Cox
- Erica Luttrell
- Robin Atkin Downes
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Batman: Soul of the Dragon about?
- Batman reunites with his former martial arts classmates to unravel their master's disappearance and contain a dangerous cursed relic.
- What is Batman: Soul of the Dragon like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Batman: Soul of the Dragon as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Batman: Soul of the Dragon violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Batman: Soul of the Dragon as graphic.
- What did critics think of Batman: Soul of the Dragon?
- Critics broadly found the film an entertaining and stylish martial arts-inflected superhero adventure, even if its repetition and Batman-centered marketing could limit its impact.
- Which films are like Batman: Soul of the Dragon?
- Films with a similar feel include Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox, The Green Hornet, and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge.
- How long is Batman: Soul of the Dragon?
- Batman: Soul of the Dragon runs 83 minutes.
- Where can I watch Batman: Soul of the Dragon?
- In United States, Batman: Soul of the Dragon is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
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