After Gordon, Dent and Batman begin an assault on Gotham's organised crime, the mobs hire the Joker, a psychopathic criminal mastermind who offers to kill Batman and bring the city to its knees.
Director: Christopher Nolan
Screenwriters: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Stars: Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart
Dark, complex and unforgettable, The Dark Knight succeeds not just as an entertaining comic book film, but as a richly thrilling crime saga.
Christopher Jonathan James Nolan (born July 30, 1970) is a British/American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is known for writing and directing such critically acclaimed films as Memento (2000), Insomnia (2002),
as Bruce Wayne / Batman
as Joker
as Harvey Dent
as Alfred
as James Gordon
as Rachel Dawes
as Lucius Fox
as Ramirez
as Wuertz
as Lau
as Mayor
as Maroni
as Dr. Jonathan Crane
as Chechen
as Mike Engel
as Gerard Stephens
as Bank Manager
as Gambol
as Barbara Gordon
as Natascha
as Gentleman at Party
as Thomas Schiff
as Judge Janet Surrillo
as Rossi
as Reese
as Grumpy
as Dopey
as Junkie
Producer: Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Lorne Orleans
Editor: Lee Smith
Casting: John Papsidera
Director Of Photography: Wally Pfister
Original Music Composer: Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard
Costume Design: Lindy Hemming
Executive Producer: Thomas Tull, Michael Uslan, Kevin De La Noy, Benjamin Melniker
Associate Producer: Jordan Goldberg
Production Design: Nathan Crowley, Peter Lando
Sound: Richard King, Gary Rizzo, Ed Novick, Lora Hirschberg, Doug Hemphill, Michael Babcock, Hamilton Sterling
Visual Effects: Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Ian Hunter, Paul J. Franklin
Make Up / Hair: John Caglione Jr., Conor O'Sullivan, Peter Robb-King, Janice Alexander, Patrick Caulfield
Tagline: Why So Serious?
Genres: action, crime, drama, thriller
Certificate: PG-13
Categories: batman character, joker character, bruce wayne character, gotham city, masked vigilante, alfred pennyworth character, criminal mastermind, double life, dual identity, evil smile, coin flip, anarchist, superhero, district attorney, crime fighter, evil clown, batmobile, conflicted hero, psychopath, bank robbery, super villain, vigilante, chinese mafia, mixed martial arts, sadist, scarred face, moral dilemma, disfigurement, billionaire, urban setting, mob boss, hong kong, fake nurse, die hard scenario, action noir, female cop, mind game, mass murderer, time bomb, hostage, skyscraper, face paint
Year: 2008
Runtime: 152 min
Country: USA, UK
Language: English, Mandarin
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS, IMAX 6-Track
You come away impressed, oppressed, provoked, and beaten down, holding on to Ledger's squirrelly incandescence as a beacon in the darkness. Full Review ...
For all The Dark Knight's occasionally bombastic excess, it sort of does top them all, and not only in star power and sheer number of things blown up. Full Review ...
Pitched at the divide between art and industry, poetry and entertainment, The Dark Knight goes darker and deeper than any Hollywood movie of its comic-book kind.
Watching The Dark Knight is like gazing into a mirror on a waning moon night: chilling and mesmerizing. Full Review ...
Christopher Nolan is much, much smarter than your average filmmaker.