All Batman Movies Ranked Worst To Best

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"I'm the Batman"

Evan Williams

Entertainment - March 26th 2022, 15:00 GMT+1

Batman and robin — 10. Batman & Robin

From Bat-skates to the Bat-credit card, Batman & Robin is an absolute disaster of a film. George Clooney was a great Bruce Wayne, but his Batman was an almost kitschy interpretation of the bat, and truly awful. Just avoid this film, guys. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

Batman forever — 9. Batman Forever

Der Vorgänger von Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, war zumindest ein kleiner Fortschritt gegenüber seinem Nachfolger (sollte es nicht andersherum sein?). Mit Val Kilmer als Batman und der Beteiligung von Robin war die Komik von Batman Forever vielleicht zu erwarten, aber sie funktionierte nicht einmal im Geringsten. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

Batman the movie — 9. Batman Forever

The predecessor to Batman & Robin, Batman Forever, was at least a little step-up on its sequel (shouldn't it be the other way around?). With Val Kilmer as the Batman, and the involvement of Robin, the campiness of Batman Forever may have been expected, but didn't work even in the slightest. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

Batman vs superman — 7. Batman vs. Superman

Batman vs. Superman is one of the stupidest films ever filmed. It ignored the potential for kitschy charm, and instead went for a Netflix-style darkness combined with a seriously worthy of a sneer. Honestly, a Batman film can be serious (as evidenced by a few of the entries higher on this list), but it needs to at least have some kind of personality. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

Batman returns — 6. Batman Returns

The second Tim Burton film in the Batman universe, this Michael Keeton-led film features a massive and far darker take on Gotham City. It saw the introduction The Penguin and Catwoman, but didn't quite ring true as a Batman film aught to. Honestly, it's a pretty fun movie. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

The dark knight rises — 5. The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises got more hate than it deserves. This is a film with a now-iconic villain, and a whole lot of incredible action sequences. It was a fitting end to Christian Bale's time in the suit and cape, and featured about as many Christopher Nolanisms as Tenet did more than five years later. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

4. Batman

Tim Burton's first Batman film is an absolute killer. Taking Batman to the mainstream for the first time in more than two decades, this 1989 film saw the franchised commercialized more than it ever had been before. Oh, and it was worth it too, because the movie was absolutely awesome! | © Warner Bros. Pictures

Batman begins — 3. Batman Begins

Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale's first time at the helm. Batman Begins is an amazing beginning to what would become an iconic and absolutely fantastic trilogy. It had a great cast, a great script, and some action sequences worthy of the best in the genre. Honestly, what an awesome movie! | © Warner Bros. Pictures

The dark knight — 2. The Dark Knight

Heath Ledger in der Rolle des Jokers ist wahrscheinlich der ikonischste Batman-Moment in der Geschichte des Franchise. Eine der besten Darbietungen aller Zeiten, die in Kombination mit Bales grüblerischem Batman einen absolut furchteinflößenden Film ergeben, der seit langem als der beste der Reihe gilt. Die Entscheidung, ihn auf den zweiten Platz zu setzen, wird sicherlich einige Diskussionen in der Community auslösen, und das aus gutem Grund, denn The Dark Knight ist ein Meisterwerk. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

The batman — 1. The Batman

„The Batman", mit Robert Pattinson in der Hauptrolle, ist ein neongetränktes Meisterwerk mit unglaublichen Schauspielleistungen, einer verzehrenden Atmosphäre und einer Noir-Ästhetik. Unserer Meinung nach ist es der beste Film der Reihe und ein absolutes Must-See. Zum Zeitpunkt der Erstellung von diesem Artikels läuft er noch im Kino. Ihr müsst ihn euch anschauen! Oh, und wenn ihr noch nicht sicher seid, ob wir mit der Einschätzung recht haben, lest unsere Rezension. | © Warner Bros. Pictures

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"The Batman" is here and, we've got to admit, it's an absolute masterpiece. Our review talked it up as "one of the best superhero films to ever grace the silver screen", and we absolutely stand by that belief. But how does it compare to the other films in the franchise? What about George Clooney and Christian Bale? What are the worst, and what are the best, Batman films in history? This, my friends, is going to be controversial as fork! Let's dive-on-in...

Keep in mind: we are only counting live-action Batman films. That means no Lego Batman and no animated Batman flicks. Additionally, we are not counting the Justice League films as Batman movies.

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