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The Dark Knight Rises
Action · Crime · Drama · 2012
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
Movie details
The Dark Knight Rises
“The legend ends.”
2012 Action · Crime · Drama 2h 45m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
8.4 / 10
2M votes
Rotten Tomatoes
87 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
78 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.8 / 10
Community rating
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Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
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 Rises?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
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
Christopher Nolan
Written by
Jonathan Nolan · Christopher Nolan · David S. Goyer
Christian Bale
Bruce Wayne
Gary Oldman
Commissioner Gordon
Tom Hardy
Bane
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Blake
Anne Hathaway
Selina
Marion Cotillard
Miranda
Morgan Freeman
Fox
Court is in session
Put The Dark Knight Rises on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Arthouse Gremlin
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.