Batman

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Batman

Synopsis: Tim Burton directs; Michael Keaton stars as Batman; and Jack Nicholson stars as his arch foe, The Joker, in the first of the blockbuster Batman series of features. As the Dark Knight, defender of law and order in Gotham City, Batman treads the shadow zone between right and wrong, fighting with only his skill in martial arts and his keenly honed mind to defend the innocent and to purge the memory of his parents' brutal murder always keeping his true identity as millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne a closely guarded secret. Based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics.; show more

Release:: 1989

Running Time:: 121 min

Cast:: Michael Keaton; Jack Nicholson; Kim Basinger; Jack Palance; Jerry Hall; Billy Dee Williams; Pat Hingle

Director:: Tim Burton

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by Joel B

first and best

Directed by Tim Burton, this is the first and best of the Batman films, stylishly combining our gothic hero and a clownish villain, and featuring the most effective use of Jack Nicholson's crazed, leering face since The Shining. Thankfully more faithful to the comics of the 1980s than the camp TV shows of the 60s, this is an atmospheric ...