The Dark Knight Rises

PG-13

Released Jul 20, 2012

2h 45m

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

Fantasy

List

87%

Tomatometer

382 Reviews

90%

Audience Score

250,000+ Ratings

It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death of Harvey Dent, Batman sacrificed everything for what he and Gordon hoped would be the greater good. However, the arrival of a cunning cat burglar (Anne Hathaway) and a merciless terrorist named Bane (Tom Hardy) force Batman out of exile and into a battle he may not be able to win.

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Critics Consensus

The Dark Knight Rises is an ambitious, thoughtful, and potent action film that concludes Christopher Nolan's franchise in spectacular fashion.

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J. Hoberman

ARTINFO.com

The Dark Knight Rises not only celebrates a caped Übermensch but is itself, as a commercial enterprise, something beyond good and evil.

Feb 25, 2019

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

The Dark Knight Rises is the taut and satisfying finale to a beastly franchise that not only proposed new interpretations of a beloved tale, but it also re-engineered what we imagine a superhero movie to be.

Rated: B+

Sep 8, 2017

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

Nolan somehow never loses control - this is an accomplished and tremendously confident filmmaker, both in the execution of his thrilling chases and action beats, and in his manipulation of the complicated, multi-faceted narrative.

Jun 21, 2016

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Tania Hussain

The Hudsucker

[Nolan's] films are a pure and genuine model for what story and setting should be as well as, creating a human touch to the whole aspect of these legends we’ve read in comic books.

Jul 28, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Every character is beyond three-dimensional and fleshed out with dynamic emotions, origins, strengths, flaws, victories, losses, goals, and fates.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 7, 2024

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

Just when it seemed Batman would never be able to shake off his invincible karma, Nolan managed to reinvent his character, place him in the present day, and turn him into a vigilante. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 10/10

Mar 11, 2024

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Tony

This movie is a masterpiece, it shows how a broken man can rise up and still do whats right.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/02/24

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Virginia B

The movie I saw was The Dark Knight. There was some mixup between Fandango and Regal theaters. So my five stars is for The Dark Knight, which is what I saw.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Jonny W.

AMAZING and underrated film!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/01/23

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Mate P

The Dark Knight Rises is both a perfect and an imperfect conclusion to Christopher Nolan's Batman trilogy. The story is good and interesting and even though the villain is new, his motivations are the same as Ducard's. The protagonists' journeys are satisying. I love Bruce, Jim, but this movie made Alfred my favourite character in the whole trilogy. Bruce's arc is perfect, which makes me satisfied, but I'm also unsatisfied, because I want people to know who Batman was, even though I know it made perfect sense this way. The cinematography and editing are still amazing, while the casting is even more unbelievable. The acting was overall amazing and my favourite performance was definitely Michael Cane's. On the other hand I wasn't happy with the sound design regarding Bane. It completely took me out in the beginning as it did afterwards, just not that much. All in all, I love The Dark Knight Rises for its amazing cast, satisfying writing and the really good acting performances.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/01/24

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Mark P

It was alright but had some unnecessary plot. The weakest of the trilogy but still not a bad movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Maury S

Masterpiece, the best batman movie ever done

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/25/24

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Miranda Tate

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Synopsis

Director: Christopher Nolan
Producer: Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven
Screenwriter: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Syncopy
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Sequences of Violence|Intense Sequences of Action|Language|Some Sensuality)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 20, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 7, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $2
Runtime: 2h 45m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat

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