Batman Begins (2005)

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Evil fears the knight.

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

• Released: 2005-06-10
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Action
• Runtime: 2h 20m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.7/10 from 23,488 votes

Directed by Christopher Nolan.

Top cast

• Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne / Batman
• Michael Caine as Alfred
• Liam Neeson as Ducard
• Katie Holmes as Rachel Dawes
• Gary Oldman as Jim Gordon
• Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane
• Tom Wilkinson as Carmine Falcone
• Rutger Hauer as Earle
• Ken Watanabe as Ra's al Ghul
• Mark Boone Junior as Flass

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Batman Begins

• United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, HBO Max; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Now TV Cinema, HBO Max; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, YouTube
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Netflix, Crave, Starz Amazon Channel, Netflix Standard with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

Movies like Batman Begins

If you enjoyed Batman Begins, these movies have a similar feel:

• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Batman (1989)
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
• The Public Enemy (1931)
• 47 Ronin (2013)
• The Flash (1990)
• Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
• Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
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• Dirt (2018)
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