It’s a near three-hour detective story set in an oppressively dark Gotham and led by a Batman in Robert Pattinson who arguably lacks any real mainstream appeal as a comic book lead.īut it works – and then some. Sorry, Justice League and Zack Snyder's Justice League (and Suicide Squad, which had Affleck in, remember?). That also means director’s cuts – such as Zack Snyder’s three hour-plus Batman v Superman Ultimate Edition – won’t be factored into the final ranking, nor will any adventures where Batman isn’t the main focus. That means The Lego Batman Movie and Mask of the Phantasm don’t make the cut, but 1966’s Batman: The Movie just about squeaks in.

Then, the end result emerged amid a cloud of BIFFs and BAMs: the definitive ranking of the best Batman movies ever made.īefore we begin, some ground rules: we’re only counting theatrical live-action Batman releases. Batarangs were thrown and Hot Take repellents were used. But the question still remains: what is the best Batman movie? And how do the others rank by comparison? With 2022’s The Batman adding a new entry into the Bat-canon, the GamesRadar+ and Total Film teams sat down and debated the best of the best when it comes to Batman’s on-screen adventures.

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