"Welcome to a world without rules."

2008

2h 32m

8.5(34144 votes)

Drama

Action

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

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Cast & Crew

138 members

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Christian Bale

Bruce Wayne

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Heath Ledger

Joker

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Aaron Eckhart

Harvey Dent

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Michael Caine

Alfred

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Maggie Gyllenhaal

Rachel

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Gary Oldman

Gordon

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Morgan Freeman

Lucius Fox

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Monique Gabriela Curnen

Ramirez

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Ron Dean

Wuertz

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Cillian Murphy

Scarecrow

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Chin Han

Lau

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Nestor Carbonell

Mayor

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Eric Roberts

Maroni

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Ritchie Coster

Chechen

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Anthony Michael Hall

Engel

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Keith Szarabajka

Stephens

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Colin McFarlane

Loeb

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Joshua Harto

Reese

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Melinda McGraw

Barbara Gordon

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Nathan Gamble

James Gordon

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Michael Vieau

Rossi

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Michael Stoyanov

Dopey

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William Smillie

Happy

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Danny Goldring

Grumpy

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Michael Jai White

Gambol

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Matthew O'Neill

Chuckles

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William Fichtner

Bank Manager

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Olumiji Olawumi

Drug Dealer

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Greg Beam

Drug Buyer

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Erik Hellman

Junkie

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Beatrice Rosen

Natascha

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Vincenzo Nicoli

Crime Boss

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陳冠希

LSI VP

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Nydia Rodriguez Terracina

Judge Surrillo

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Andy Luther

Brian

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James Farruggio

Man No. 1

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Tom McElroy

Man No. 2

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Will Zahrn

Assistant DA

Crew

James Fierro

Thug at Party

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Patrick Leahy

Gentleman at Party

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Sam Derence

Male Guest

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Jennifer Knox

Female Guest

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Patrick Clear

Judge Freel

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Sarah Jayne Dunn

Maroni's Mistress

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Charles Venn

Gambol's Bodyguard

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Winston Ellis

Gambol's Bodyguard

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David Dastmalchian

Joker's Thug

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Sophia Hinshelwood

Reporter

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Keith Kupferer

Heckler

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Joseph Luis Caballero

Cop Heckler

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Richard Dillane

Acting Commissioner

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Daryl Satcher

Officer at Intersection

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Chris Petschler

Convoy Leader

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Aidan Feore

Fat Thug

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Philip Bulcock

Murphy

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Paul Birchard

Cop with Fat Thug

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Walter Lewis

Medic

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Vincent Riotta

Cop at 250 52nd St.

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Nancy Crane

Nurse

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K. Todd Freeman

Polk

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Matt Shallenberger

Berg

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Michael Andrew Gorman

Cop at Hospital

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Lanny Lutz

Bartender

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Peter DeFaria

Civilian

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Matt Rippy

First Mate

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Andrew Bicknell

Prison Ferry Pilot

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Ariyon Bakare

Guard Commander

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Doug Ballard

Businessman

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Helene Maksoud

Mother

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Tommy Campbell

Passenger

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Craig Heaney

Passenger

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Sutara Gayle

Passenger

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Lisa McAllister

Passenger

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Peter Brooke

Passenger

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Joshua Rollins

SWAT Sniper

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Dale Rivera

SWAT Leader

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Matthew Leitch

Prisoner on Ferry

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Tommy Lister Jr.

Tattooed Prisoner

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Thomas Gaitsch

Reporter #3

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William Armstrong

Evans

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Adam Kalesperis

Honor Guard Man

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Tristan Tait

Uniform Cop

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Bronson Webb

Bounty Hunter

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David Ajala

Bounty Hunter

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Gertrude Kyles

Fox's Secretary

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Jonathan Ryland

Passenger Ferry Pilot

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James Scales

Guardsman

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Nigel Carrington

Warden

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Ian Pirie

Corrections Officer

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Lateef Lovejoy

Prisoner

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Grahame Edwards

Prisoner

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Roger Monk

Prisoner

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Ronan Summers

Prisoner

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Wai Wong

Hong Kong Detective

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Michael Corey Foster

Honor Guard Leader

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Hannah Gunn

Gordon's Daughter

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Brandon Lambdin

Armoured Car SWAT

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Matt Skiba

Man Trying to Reach Coleman Reese (uncredited)

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Jon Lee Brody

Waiter (uncredited)

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Debbi Burns

Bank Patron (uncredited)

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Maritza Cabrera

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Shirin Caiola

Party Guest with Glass (uncredited)

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Laura Chernicky

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Henry Milton Chu

Lau Henchman (uncredited)

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Kelli Clevenger

Paramedic (uncredited)

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Richard Divizio

Chechen Gangster (uncredited)

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Tony Domino

Press Conference Heckler (uncredited)

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David Fultz

Pedestrian (uncredited)

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Natalie Hallam

Ferry Passenger (uncredited)

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Jordon Hodges

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Erron Jay

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Nicky Katt

Shotgun SWAT (uncredited)

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Thomas Kosik

Parade Police Officer (uncredited)

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Don Kress

Maroni's Henchman (uncredited)

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Tim Krueger

Assistant D.A. (uncredited)

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Dan Latham

Police Sgt. Spellman / Gotham Bomb Squad (uncredited)

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Crew

Tom McComas

Helicopter SWAT Sniper (uncredited)

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James Mellor

Ferry Passenger (uncredited)

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Joseph Oliveira

Officer (uncredited)

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Crew

Buster Reeves

Joker's Thug #2 (uncredited)

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Peter Rnic

Prisoner (uncredited)

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Amit Shah

Party Guest (uncredited)

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Michelle Shields

Angry Hospital Relative (uncredited)

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Sofiya Smirnova

Evacuee (uncredited)

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Bruce Spielbauer

High-Ranking Police Official (uncredited)

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Camera

Robert Patrick Stern

Extra (uncredited)

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Robert Stone

Dept. of Corrections Resident (uncredited)

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Richard Strobel

Detective (uncredited)

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Tom Townsend

Police Officer (uncredited)

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John Turk

Chechen's Bodyguard (uncredited)

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John Warman

Detective (uncredited)

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Chris Wilson

Major Crime Unit Detective (uncredited)

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Kevin Zaideman

Party Staff (uncredited)

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Rob Clark

Party Guest (uncredited)

Crew

Craig Braginsky

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Mike Whyte

Police Officer (uncredited)

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Rick Avery

Masked Thug (uncredited)

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John Snowden

Detective (uncredited)

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