Streaming Movie of the Week: Batman Begins

This week’s Streaming Movie of the Week: Batman Begins.

Starring Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Liam Neeson.  

There are so many Batman movies, appearances, and Batmans (Bruce Waynes)… but Christian Bale does a great job in playing Batman as the “Dark Knight” in the “Dark Knight” trilogy Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises.

• Batman (Serial film with Lewis Wilson – 1943)
• Batman and Robin (Serial film with Robert Lowery – 1949)
• Batman (First full length feature film with Adam West and Burt Ward – 1966)
• Batman (Michael Keaton – 1989)
• Batman Returns (Michael Keaton – 1992)
• Batman Forever (Val Kilmer – 1995)
• Batman & Robin (George Clooney – 1997)
• Batman Begins (Christian Bale – 2005)
• The Dark Knight (Christian Bale – 2008)
• The Dark Knight Rises (Christian Bale – 2012)
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ben Affleck – 2016)
• Suicide Squad (Ben Affleck – 2016)
• Justice League (Ben Affleck – 2017)

Oh… and don’t forget The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) with Will Arnett (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Zach Galifianakis (The Joker), Michael Cera (Dick Grayson/Robin), Rosario Dawson (Barbara Gordon/Batgirl), and Ralph Fiennes (Alfred Pennyworth). 

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Streaming Movie of the Week: Batman Begins

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes

Tomatometer All Critics: 84%
Audience Score: 94%

Oscar Nominations

Best Achievement in Cinematography

Taglines

 The legend begins.

By The Numbers…

Release Date: June 15, 2005
Running Time: 2h 20min
Rating: PG-13
Gross Theater Sales US $206,852,432
Gross Theater Sales Worldwide: $374,218,673
Budget: $150,000,000 (estimated)