Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012 · 76 min · EN · PG-13 · 7.7 (1,760 votes)
Dir. Jay Oliva · Starring Peter Weller, Ariel Winter, David Selby, Wade Williams, Michael McKean, Rob Paulsen · Music Christopher Drake · Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Collection

“Old heroes never die. They just get darker.”

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Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

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This is a raw, unyielding plunge into a decaying urban landscape, feeling both weary and relentlessly driven. It's a visceral, no-holds-barred experience of a legend's grim return, steeped in a palpable sense of desperation and the heavy weight of an unforgiving world.

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