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The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight

Action · Crime · Thriller · 2008

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Movie details

The Dark Knight

“Welcome to a world without rules.”

2008 Action · Crime · Thriller 2h 32m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

9.1 / 10

3.2M votes

Rotten Tomatoes

94 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

85 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

8.5 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Dark Knight?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

Nearby on the taste map.

TMDB supplies the candidates. CriticWise reorders them by craft, strangeness, prestige, emotion, and pace.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Christopher Nolan

Written by

Christopher Nolan · David S. Goyer · Jonathan Nolan

Christian Bale

Christian Bale

Bruce Wayne

Heath Ledger

Heath Ledger

Joker

Aaron Eckhart

Aaron Eckhart

Harvey Dent

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

Alfred

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Rachel

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Gordon

Morgan Freeman

Morgan Freeman

Lucius Fox

Court is in session

Put The Dark Knight on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Arthouse Gremlin

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.