All 20 Batman Movies Ranked from Worst to Best

On the topic of all Batman Movies Ranked from Worst to Best, the multi-billion dollar franchise still, even to this day, since its inception in the late 1960s, manages to stay relevant with the superb success of The Batman in 2022. So, assuming that you’re a gigantic fan of the entire ethos of the caped crusader, here are all the 20 Batman Movies Ranked from Worst to Best.

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20. Batman & Robin (1997)

Director – Joel Schumacher
Cast – George Clooney, Chris O’Donnell

Along with crime-fighting partner Robin and new recruit Batgirl, Batman battles the dual threat of frosty genius Mr. Freeze and homicidal horticulturalist Poison Ivy. Freeze plans to put Gotham City on ice, while Ivy tries to drive a wedge between the dynamic duo.

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19. Batman Forever (1995)

Director – Joel Schumacher
Cast – Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey

Batman must stop Two-Face who seeks revenge from him after a courtroom accident leaves him disfigured on one side and The Riddler who has a nefarious plan of his own.

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18. Son of Batman (2014)

Director – Ethan Spaulding
Cast – Jason O’Mara, Stuart Allan

When Batman learns he has a violent, unruly pre-teen son who was raised by the League of Assassins, he tries to connect with him while also battling the evil villain, Deathstroke.

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17. Batman Returns (1992)

Director – Tim Burton
Cast – Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer

When Max, an entrepreneur, and Penguin team up to wreak havoc in Gotham, Batman decides to put an end to it all and stop them. Catwoman’s alter ego, Selina Kyle, seeks revenge on Max for trying to kill her.

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16. Batman (1989)

Director – Tim Burton
Cast – Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson

Batman, the dark knight from Gotham, fights against bad guys to keep its citizens safe. He must battle Jack Napier, who turns into the Joker and threatens to take over Gotham City.

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15. Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

Director – Jay Oliva
Cast – Jason O’Mara, Stuart Allan

Bruce Wayne disappears mysteriously and his sidekicks, Nightwing and Robin, team up to patrol Gotham while Batwoman investigates his unknown disappearance.

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14. Batman: Hush (2019)

Director – Justin Copeland
Cast – Jason O’Mara, Jennifer Morrison

Batman realises an evil villain keeps getting in his way when he is trying to do good. In an attempt to stop Hush from playing his dangerous game, Batman forms deadly alliances.

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13. Batman v Superman (2016)

Director – Zack Snyder
Cast – Ben Affleck & Henry Cavill

Bruce Wayne, believes that Superman is a huge threat to humanity after his battle with General Zod in Metropolis from Man of Steel. Thus, he decides to adopt his mantle of Batman and defeat him.

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12. Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 (2021)

Director – Chris Palmer
Cast – Jensen Ackles, Troy Baker

During the holidays, a series of murders strike fear into Gotham City. Batman sets out to pursue the killer with the support of police officer James Gordon and district attorney Harvey Dent.

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11. Batman vs. Robin (2015)

Director – Jay Oliva
Cast – Jason O’Mara, Stuart Allan

Damian struggles to find his personality while standing by his father’s rule to never kill. Meanwhile, a devilish toymaker is creating chaos by kidnapping children and turning them into dolls.

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10. Batman Begins (2005)

Director – Christopher Nolan
Cast – Christian Bale, Cillian Murphy

After witnessing the death of his parents, Bruce Wayne learns the art of fighting to take on the injustice. When he returns to Gotham as Batman, he must stop a secret society that intends to destroy the city.

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9. Batman (1966)

Director – Leslie H. Martinson
Cast – Adam West, Burt Ward

Batman and Robin discover a secret invention that the evil villains plan to use to dehydrate the entire population in exchange for ransom. The duo must find a way to stop them and save the world

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8. Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2 (2021)

Director – Chris Palmer
Cast – Jensen Ackles, Troy Baker

Batman pursues a serial killer with the assistance of Police Officer James Gordon and Attorney Harvey Dent. But when the killer takes on the criminal family of the Falcones, Harvey Dent gets caught between the fronts.

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7. The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

Director – Chris McKay
Cast – Will Arnett, Michael Cera

Batman works together with his ward, Robin, and the police commissioner’s daughter, Barbara, to foil Joker’s plans of taking over Gotham City. A spin-off from the The Lego Movie franchise, this movie is released in 2017.

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7. The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)

Director – Chris McKay
Cast – Will Arnett, Michael Cera

Batman works together with his ward, Robin, and the police commissioner’s daughter, Barbara, to foil Joker’s plans of taking over Gotham City. A spin-off from the The Lego Movie franchise, this movie is released in 2017.

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6. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Director – Bruce Timm, Eric Radomski
Cast – Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill

When a powerful criminal who is connected to Bruce Wayne’s ex-girlfriend blames the Dark Knight for killing a crime lord, Batman decides to fight against him and take him down.

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5. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012)

Director – Jay Oliva
Cast – Peter Weller, David Selby

When a gang of mutants ravages Gotham City, Batman is compelled to return after ten years only to find himself in a mortal combat with the mutants and the Joker, who is in his catatonic state.

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4. The Dark Knight Rises

Director – Christopher Nolan
Cast – Christian Bale, Tom Hardy

Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.

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3. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013)

Director – Jay Oliva
Cast – Peter Weller, Michael Emerson

Batman returns to fight off his arch nemesis, the Joker and Superman, who is asked to stop Batman’s heroics. With the national authorities and the Joker after him, will Batman win the battle?

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2. The Batman (2022)

Director – Matt Reeves
Cast – Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano

Batman ventures into Gotham’s dark underworld when a sadistic serial killer leaves behind a trail of clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator’s plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power.

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1. The Dark Knight (2008)

Director – Christopher Nolan
Cast – Christian Bale, Heath Ledger

After Gordon, Dent and Batman begin an assault on Gotham’s organised crime, the mobs hire the Joker, a psychopathic criminal mastermind who offers to kill Batman and bring the city to its knees.

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