Every Batman Movie, Ranked (Photos)
With “The Batman” barnstorming into theaters this weekend, we figured it was as good a time as any to rank the movies where the Dark Knight has been prominently featured. (We say “prominently featured,” which means that David Ayer’s “Suicide Squad,” which features a brief cameo from Ben Affleck as the Caped Crusader, is out.) Batman is arguably the richest superhero, in terms of the psychological depth of the character (and the fact that his alter ego Bruce Wayne is very, very wealthy). He is also blessed with the best rogues gallery of any superhero – what’s more striking than the number of bad guys that have graced the big screen are the number of super-villains that still haven’t been brought to life.
Batman is such a dimensional character, full of lovable flaws, that even if the movie the character inhabits is lousy, there are probably things that you can find (and love) about it.
A brief caveat: we have chosen not to include the two “Batman” features from the 1940s. This is more about the modern interpretations of the character, including this new version.
