Rank Every Theatrical Bat Film from Best to Worst

[MessiahDecoy123]

1) Batman (89)
2) The Dark Knight
3) Batman Returns
4) The Dark Knight Rises

I don't really care for the rest.

 

[Hammer!]

It is every movie now?

1. The Dark Knight (10/10)

2. The Dark Knight Rises (9/10)

3. Batman Begins (8.5/10)

4. Batman 1989 (8.5/10)

5. Batman Returns (8/10)

6. Batman Forever (5/10)....Some of you guys really think that ^^ is better than Rises?

7. Batman & Robin (2/10)...an extra 2 points for some classic, awful puns.

Obviously, the right ranking.

While not "better" I would much, MUCH prefer watching Batman Forever and Batman and Robin over Rises.

 

[DCW]

1. Batman

2. The Dark Knight

3. Mask of the Phantasm

4. Batman Returns

5. Batman Begins

6. The Dark Knight Rises

7. Batman Forever

8. Batman & Robin

9. Batman The Movie

 

[Dark Guardian]

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight/Batman Begins (each has strengths the other lacks)
Batman 1989
Batman Forever
Batman Returns
and
The Great Dissapointment (Batman and Robin)

 

[Soapy]

The Dark Knight
Batman Returns
Batman Begins
Batman '66
The Dark Knight Rises
Mask of the Phantasm
Batman & Robin
Batman '89
Batman Forever

 

[Ponyboy]

Depending on what day of the week you ask, Batman & Robin may be my #1 or my last. To this day I'm still amazed the movie even got made. It's just incredibly bad on every level. I still remember driving home with my brother after having seen it and telling our parents "it really sucked."

Anyway, onto the serious part:

Batman '89
Batman Returns
The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight
Batman Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Begins
Batman Forever
Batman '66
Batman & Robin

 

[Marvolo]

Batman Returns
Batman Begins
TDK
Batman 89






TDKR


The rest are a big dose of NOPE...

 

[Two-Face]

Burton/Schumacher films
1. Batman 89
2. Batman Forever
3. Batman Returns
4. Batman & Robin

Nolan Trilogy

1. The Dark Knight/Batman Begins
2. The Dark Knight Rises

Animated films

1. Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm
2. Batman Beyond: Return Of The Joker
3. Batman: Under The Red Hood
4. Batman & Mr Feeze: Subzero
5. Batman: Year One
6. The Batman vs Dracula
7. DC Showcase: Catwoman ( If it's short film I loved it.)
8. Batman: Mystery Of The Batwoman.

I haven't seen The Dark Knight Returns animated film yet.

 

[Rorschach2012]

Batman Begins
Batman
TDK
Batman Returns
TDKR
Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
The Dark Knight Returns 1 and 2
Batman Under the Hood
Batman Forever
Batman Year One
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero
Batman and Robin
Batman The Movie
Batman Mystery of the Batwoman

 

[jdogg willie]

A Bat-film question: which two actors appeared in all four (Batman, Returns, Forever, & Robin)?

Pat Hingle as Commissioner Gordon and Michael Gough as Alfred

 

[Elevator Man]

@Two-Face and Rorschach2012
The Batman just wanted to know how you'd rank the Batman films that were released in theaters (B'66', B89, BR, B:MOTP, BF, B&R, BB, TDK, and TDKRises)

 

[Two-Face]

1. The Dark Knight/Batman Begins
2. Batman 89
3. The Dark Knight Rises
4. Batman Forever
5. Batman Returns
6. Batman 66
7. Batman & Robin

MOTP wasn't released Theatrically in the UK in 93 if I remember correctly.

 

[Roderick]

The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Begins
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Batman Returns
Batman '89
Batman Forever
Batman and Robin

 

[CountOrlok]

1. Batman (1989)
2. Batman Returns
3. Batman Forever
4. Batman (1966)
5. Batman & Robin
6. Batman 1940s serials
7. The Dark Knight
8. Batman Begins
9. The Dark Knight Rises

 

[Leenie]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Mask of the Phantasm (reason why I don't have this in my top 10 list in my signature is only because it's animated)
3. Batman 1989
4. Batman Begins
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. Batman: The Movie
7. Batman Returns
8. Batman & Robin
9. Batman Forever

I know I'm going to catch heat for not putting Batman & Robin in last place, but I stand by it. Batman & Robin makes me laugh nowadays, whereas Batman Forever is the worst kind of bad for me: It's boring and not bad enough to come full circle.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

1.) Mask of the Phantasm
2.) Batman Begins
3.) Batman 89
4.) The Dark Knight
5.) Batman Returns
7.) Batman Forever

The Completely Awful Category:

8.) Batman and Robin
9.) The Dark Knight Rises

 

[Kane52630]

damn...not even going to mention Batman 66? that's harsh brah.

 

[Chip Chipperson]

damn...not even going to mention Batman 66? that's harsh brah.

totally forgot about that one actually, haven't seen that in almost 15 years

 

[CountOrlok]

Mask of the Phantasm was not intended to be released theatrically, anyway. It was supposed to be direct to video, but Warners insisted on a theatrical release.

I see nobody mentioning the 1940s Batman serials.. even though they were the first live action Batman films released to theatres.

 

[Rocketman]

1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Returns
4. Batman Begins
5. Batman Forever
6. Batman
7. Mask of the Phantasm
8. Batman & Robin
9. Batman: The Movie

 

[The Caped Knight]

1. The Dark Knight - GREATEST
2. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
3. Batman Begins
4. Batman 89
5. The Dark Knight Rises
6. Batman Forever
7. Batman Returns
8. Batman: The Movie
9. Batman & Robin -WORST

 

[Comics N' Toons]

Batman 89 - BEST
MASK OF THE PHANTASM
Batman Begins
The Dark Knight
Batman Forever
The Dark Knight Rises
Batman Returns
Batman: The Movie
Batman & Robin -WORST

 

[DigificWriter]

I'm limiting this to the live-action films only.

1. The Dark Knight Rises
2. The Dark Knight
3. Batman Begins
4. Batman Forever
5. Batman Returns
6. Tim Burton's Batman (1989)
7. Batman (1966)
8. Batman and Robin

 

[marvelrobbins]

Live action films only

1:The Dark Knight
2:Batman begins
3:Batman returns
4:Batman(1989)
5:The Dark Knight rises
6:Batman Forever
7:Batman(1966)
8:Batman & Robin

 

[Uncle Radiation]

1. The Dark Knight
2. Batman
3. Batman Returns
4. The Dark Knight Rises
5. Batman Begins
6. Batman Forever
7. Batman & Robin
8. Batman the Movie