The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Batman vs. Dracula
Animation · Action · Fantasy · 2005
Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The Caped Crusader, Joker and Penguin, into his mindless minions?
Movie details
The Batman vs. Dracula
“There's another bat in Gotham...”
2005 Animation · Action · Fantasy 1h 23m
Critical arithmetic
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TMDB
7.0 / 10
Community rating
Gotham City is terrorized not only by recent escapees Joker and Penguin, but by the original creature of the night, Dracula! Can Batman stop the ruthless vampire before he turns everyone in the city, including The Caped Crusader, Joker and Penguin, into his mindless minions?
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 Batman vs. Dracula?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Michael Goguen
Written by
Duane Capizzi
Rino Romano
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Peter Stormare
Dracula (voice)
Tara Strong
Vicky Vale (voice)
Alastair Duncan
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Tom Kenny
Oswald Cobblepot / The Penguin (voice)
Kevin Michael Richardson
The Joker (voice)
Jeff Bennett
Arkham Asylum Inmate / Additional Voices (voice)
Court is in session
Put The Batman vs. Dracula on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.