Like B&R, Dawn of Justice is a gross miscalculation of what most viewers wanted from the Dark Knight on the big screen (it received the same audience-awarded CinemaScore as the Catwoman and Green Lantern movies). Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice In many ways, Batman v Superman has a direct correlation to the movie that nearly killed big-screen Batman 20 years before it, Batman & Robin.

Still, there’s something to be said for getting to see Batman take down Parademons, arguably the most delightfully “comic booky” thing an onscreen Batman has ever done. Unfortunately, the few moments that are memorable in Justice League don’t really involve the Caped Crusader. That being said, Ben Affleck’s Batman gets to have a little fun in this one, a stark contrast with his turn in Dawn of Justice (more on that in a minute), bantering with Alfred and even cracking one-liners in battle.

Justice League In what should’ve been Warner Bros.’ answer to Disney’s enormously popular Marvel Cinematic Universe, the first-ever big screen meet-up of DC’s premier superhero team mostly just fizzled out, featuring a slew of problems – on and off-screen – and just too little chemistry to really crackle. But that said, read on for IGN’s ranking of the Batman movies! Note: This is an update to our original Ranking the Batman Movies story.ġ2. Keep in mind that this list includes only feature-film, theatrical releases in which Batman is a central figure, which means the old movie serials and direct-to-DVD animated releases don’t meet the criteria, nor do movies like Suicide Squad or The LEGO Movie. The Dark Knight’s legacy onscreen will surely continue on long past the rest of us. He’s had a wide variety of theatrically-released adventures going back all the way to 1966 – some of them better than others – and during that time Batman has proved to be a Hollywood constant that can bounce back from anything, be it the breaking of his back or rubber nipples. With a new cinematic Batman now in the works in Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson’s The Batman, we thought there would be no better time than to reflect on the Dark Knight’s big-screen adventures.

The sky is blue, water is wet, and everybody loves Batman.

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