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The Dark Knight

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Overview
User Rating:
8.9/10 385,171 votes
Top 250: #8 (register to vote)
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Director:
Christopher Nolan
Writers (WGA):
Jonathan Nolan (screenplay) and
Christopher Nolan (screenplay) ...
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Contact:
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Release Date:
18 July 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Thriller more
Tagline:
Why So Serious? more
Plot:
Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent are forced to deal with the chaos unleashed by an anarchist mastermind known only as the Joker, as it drives each of them to their limits. full summary | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
Batman | Joker | Criminal | Gotham | District Attorney
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 74 wins & 58 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4246 articles)
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User Comments:
Best movie of 2008 hands down! more
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)

Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne

Heath Ledger ... Joker

Aaron Eckhart ... Harvey Dent

Michael Caine ... Alfred

Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel

Gary Oldman ... Gordon

Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox

Monique Gabriela Curnen ... Ramirez
Ron Dean ... Wuertz

Cillian Murphy ... Scarecrow

Chin Han ... Lau

Nestor Carbonell ... Mayor

Eric Roberts ... Maroni

Ritchie Coster ... Chechen

Anthony Michael Hall ... Engel
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Additional Details
Also Known As:
Batman Begins 2 (USA) (working title)
Batman: The Dark Knight (USA) (informal title)
Rory's First Kiss (USA) (fake working title)
The Dark Knight: The IMAX Experience (USA) (IMAX version)
Untitled Batman Begins Sequel (USA) (working title)
Winter Green (USA) (fake working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
152 min
Country:
USA | UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS | Sonics-DDP (IMAX version)
Certification:
Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Peru:14 | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Ontario) | Sweden:15 | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44427) | Portugal:M/12 | South Africa:13V | Denmark:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Finland:K-13 | India:UA | Mexico:B | France:U | Italy:T | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Germany:16 | Greece:K-13 | Austria:14 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Spain:13
Filming Locations:
Atwood Cafe - 1 W Washington St, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Warner Bros. Pictures more
Fun Stuff
Trivia:
IMAX camera technician/consultant Wayne Baker has a cameo that is the only close up actually shot in the IMAX format in the film. He sits on the loading dock and reacts to the Batpod emerging from the wreckage of the Batmobile. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: At the beginning of the movie, during the heist, the robbers enter through the front doors(lets call this wall "north" and the wall that the bus crashes through is "west"). Well at the end of the robbery when the bus leaves and the camera shows the exterior of the bank, the bus makes a right turn (merges with the other buses which are running directly parallel with the front wall "north"). Well this is wrong since the bus only made a 90 degree turn, which would of made it directly perpendicular with the "north" wall instead of parallel as it is depicted in the film. In order for the bus to have merged with the other buses and proceed driving parallel with the "north" wall, it would have had to make a 180 degree turn instead of the 90 degree that was depicted in the film. You also know for a fact that the bus crashes through the "west" wall because throughout the heist, you can clearly see the windows that are shown later on the outside when the buses are leaving. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Grumpy: [before a bank heist] Three of a kind, let's do this.
Chuckles: That's it, three guys?
Grumpy: Two guys on the roof. Every guy gets a share. Five shares is plenty.
Chuckles: Six shares, don't forget the guy who planned the job.
Grumpy: He thinks he can sit it out and still take a slice? I know why they call him "The Joker."
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Bradley Cooper/TV on the Radio (#34.15)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Scatterin' Monkey more
FAQ
Where can I read the screenplay?
How much risk remains that Two-Face's crimes will be discovered?
What awards has Heath Ledger won so far?
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User Comments
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1370 out of 2217 people found the following comment useful.
Best movie of 2008 hands down!, 7 July 2008
10/10
Author: manuel_de_dios from Netherlands

I had the honor of watching TDK during a screening and was completely blown away! This isn't just the best Batman movie ever made, this is one of the best movie ever made. Everything in this film is excellent, not one piece of annoyance.

Bale marvels as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Ledger has made The Joker in to an iconic movie villain. His performance belongs there at the top with Hopkins Lecter. The Joker has finally been portrait properly on film, he has earned his place between the big boys in movie villandom. This is the true Joker every Batman fan knows, loves and fears. Ledger deserves any and every movie award known to man for this brilliant display.

Nolan has made his "I will always be remembered" movie, this is the crownjewel in his portfolio. Perfect directing, perfect story, perfect balance between action and drama, everything is perfect.

Even if you hate Batman, you will love this film. If you don't, then something beez wrongz with youz!
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