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Batman Begins

- Evil fears the knight.

Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.

Release Date : 2005-06-10

Language :EnglishUrduMandarin

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Warner Bros. PicturesDCSyncopyLegendary PicturesPatalex III Productions Limited

Production Country : United KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles : Batman 5 - Batman BeginsBatman I: Batman BeginsThe Dark Knight 1: Batman Begins

Cast

Christian Bale

Character Name : Bruce Wayne / Batman

Original Name : Christian Bale

Gender : Male

Michael Caine

Character Name : Alfred

Original Name : Michael Caine

Gender : Male

Liam Neeson

Character Name : Ducard

Original Name : Liam Neeson

Gender : Male

Katie Holmes

Character Name : Rachel Dawes

Original Name : Katie Holmes

Gender : Female

Gary Oldman

Character Name : Jim Gordon

Original Name : Gary Oldman

Gender : Male

Cillian Murphy

Character Name : Dr. Jonathan Crane

Original Name : Cillian Murphy

Gender : Male

Tom Wilkinson

Character Name : Carmine Falcone

Original Name : Tom Wilkinson

Gender : Male

Rutger Hauer

Character Name : Earle

Original Name : Rutger Hauer

Gender : Male

Ken Watanabe

Character Name : Ra's al Ghul

Original Name : 渡辺謙

Gender : Male

Mark Boone Junior

Character Name : Flass

Original Name : Mark Boone Junior

Gender : Male

Linus Roache

Character Name : Thomas Wayne

Original Name : Linus Roache

Gender : Male

Morgan Freeman

Character Name : Lucius Fox

Original Name : Morgan Freeman

Gender : Male

Larry Holden

Character Name : Finch

Original Name : Larry Holden

Gender : Male

Gerard Murphy

Character Name : Judge Faden

Original Name : Gerard Murphy

Gender : Male

Colin McFarlane

Character Name : Loeb

Original Name : Colin McFarlane

Gender : Male

Sara Stewart

Character Name : Martha Wayne

Original Name : Sara Stewart

Gender : Female

Gus Lewis

Character Name : Bruce Wayne (Age 8)

Original Name : Gus Lewis

Gender : Male

Richard Brake

Character Name : Joe Chill

Original Name : Richard Brake

Gender : Male

Rade Šerbedžija

Character Name : Homeless Man

Original Name : Rade Šerbedžija

Gender : Male

Emma Lockhart

Character Name : Rachel Dawes (Age 8)

Original Name : Emma Lockhart

Gender : Female

Christine Adams

Character Name : Jessica

Original Name : Christine Adams

Gender : Female

Catherine Porter

Character Name : Blonde Female Reporter / Assassin

Original Name : Catherine Porter

Gender : Female

John Nolan

Character Name : Fredericks

Original Name : John Nolan

Gender : Male

Karen David

Character Name : Courthouse Reporter #1

Original Name : Karen David

Gender : Female

Jonathan D. Ellis

Character Name : Courthouse Reporter #2

Original Name : Jonathan D. Ellis

Gender : Male

Tamer Hassan

Character Name : Faden's Limo Driver

Original Name : Tamer Hassan

Gender : Male

Ronan Leahy

Character Name : Uniformed Policeman #1

Original Name : Ronan Leahy

Gender : Male

Vincent Wong

Character Name : Old Asian Prisoner

Original Name : Vincent Wong

Gender : Male

Tom Wu

Character Name : Bhutanese Prison Guard #1

Original Name : Tom Wu

Gender : Male

Mark Chiu

Character Name : Bhutanese Prison Guard #2

Original Name : Mark Chiu

Gender : Male

Turbo Kong

Character Name : Enormous Prisoner

Original Name : Turbo Kong

Gender : Male

Stuart Yung Sai-Kit

Character Name : Chinese Police Officer

Original Name : 翁世傑

Gender : Male

Chike Chan

Character Name : Chinese Police Officer

Original Name : Chike Chan

Gender : Male

Tenzin Clive Ball

Character Name : Himalayan Child

Original Name : Tenzin Clive Ball

Gender : Male

Tenzin Gyurme

Character Name : Old Himalayan Man

Original Name : Tenzin Gyurme

Gender : Male

Jamie Cho

Character Name : Stocky Chinese Man

Original Name : Jamie Cho

Gender : Male

David Murray

Character Name : Jumpy Thug

Original Name : David Murray

Gender : Male

John Kazek

Character Name : Dock Thug #2

Original Name : John Kazek

Gender : Male

Darragh Kelly

Character Name : Dock Thug #3

Original Name : Darragh Kelly

Gender : Male

Patrick Nolan

Character Name : Dock Cop #1

Original Name : Patrick Nolan

Gender : Male

Joseph Rye

Character Name : Dock Cop #2

Original Name : Joseph Rye

Gender : Male

Kwaku Ankomah

Character Name : Dock Cop #3

Original Name : Kwaku Ankomah

Gender : Male

Jo Martin

Character Name : Police Prison Official

Original Name : Jo Martin

Gender : Female

Charles Edwards

Character Name : Wayne Enterprises Executive

Original Name : Charles Edwards

Gender : Male

Lucy Russell

Character Name : Female Restaurant Guest

Original Name : Lucy Russell

Gender : Female

Timothy Deenihan

Character Name : Male Restaurant Guest

Original Name : Timothy Deenihan

Gender : Male

David Bedella

Character Name : Maitre D

Original Name : David Bedella

Gender : Male

Flavia Masetto

Character Name : Restaurant Blonde #1

Original Name : Flavia Masetto

Gender : Female

Emily Steven-Daly

Character Name : Restaurant Blonde #2

Original Name : Emily Steven-Daly

Gender : Female

Martin McDougall

Character Name : Gotham Dock Employee

Original Name : Martin McDougall

Gender : Male

Noah Lee Margetts

Character Name : Arkham Thug #1

Original Name : Noah Lee Margetts

Gender : Male

Joe Hanley

Character Name : Arkham Thug #2

Original Name : Joe Hanley

Gender : Male

Karl Shiels

Character Name : Arkham Thug #3

Original Name : Karl Shiels

Gender : Male

Roger Griffiths

Character Name : Arkham Uniformed Policeman

Original Name : Roger Griffiths

Gender : Male

Stephen Walters

Character Name : Arkham Lunatic

Original Name : Stephen Walters

Gender : Male

Richard Laing

Character Name : Arkham Chase Cop

Original Name : Richard Laing

Gender : Male

Matt Miller

Character Name : Gotham Car Cop #3

Original Name : Matt Miller

Gender : Male

Risteard Cooper

Character Name : Captain Simonson

Original Name : Risteard Cooper

Gender : Male

Shane Rimmer

Character Name : Older Gotham Water Board Technician

Original Name : Shane Rimmer

Gender : Male

Jeremy Theobald

Character Name : Younger Gotham Water Board Technician

Original Name : Jeremy Theobald

Gender : Male

Alexandra Bastedo

Character Name : Gotham Society Dame

Original Name : Alexandra Bastedo

Gender : Female

Soo Hee Ding

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Soo Hee Ding

Gender : Male

Conn Horgan

Character Name : Monorail Driver

Original Name : Conn Horgan

Gender : Male

Phill Curr

Character Name : Transit Cop

Original Name : Phill Curr

Gender : Male

Jack Gleeson

Character Name : Little Boy

Original Name : Jack Gleeson

Gender : Male

John Judd

Character Name : Narrows Bridge Cop

Original Name : John Judd

Gender : Male

Sarah Wateridge

Character Name : Mrs. Dawes

Original Name : Sarah Wateridge

Gender : Female

Charlie Kranz

Character Name : Basement Club Manager

Original Name : Charlie Kranz

Gender : Male

Terry McMahon

Character Name : Bad Swat Cop #1

Original Name : Terry McMahon

Gender : Male

Cedric Young

Character Name : Liquor Store Owner

Original Name : Cedric Young

Gender : Male

Tim Booth

Character Name : Victor Zsaz

Original Name : Tim Booth

Gender : Male

Tom Nolan

Character Name : Valet

Original Name : Tom Nolan

Gender : Male

Leon Delroy Williams

Character Name : Pedestrian

Original Name : Leon Delroy Williams

Gender : Male

Roger Yuan

Character Name : Hazmat Technician

Original Name : Roger Yuan

Gender : Male

Joe Sargent

Character Name : Narrows Teenager #1

Original Name : Joe Sargent

Gender : Male

Mel Taylor

Character Name : Narrows Resident

Original Name : Mel Taylor

Gender : Male

Ilyssa Fradin

Character Name : Barbara Gordon

Original Name : Ilyssa Fradin

Gender : Female

Andrew Pleavin

Character Name : Uniformed Policeman #2

Original Name : Andrew Pleavin

Gender : Male

Jeff Christian

Character Name : Driving Cop

Original Name : Jeff Christian

Gender : Male

John Burke

Character Name : Arkham Lunatic Cell Mate

Original Name : John Burke

Gender : Male

Earlene Bentley

Character Name : Arkham Asylum Nurse

Original Name : Earlene Bentley

Gender : Female

Alex Moggridge

Character Name : Arkham Asylum Orderly

Original Name : Alex Moggridge

Gender : Male

Jay Buozzi

Character Name : Asian Man / Ra's al Ghul

Original Name : Jay Buozzi

Gender : Male

Jordan Shaw

Character Name : African Boy In Rags

Original Name : Jordan Shaw

Gender : Male

Omar Mostafa

Character Name : Falafel Stand Vendor

Original Name : Omar Mostafa

Gender : Male

Patrick Pond

Character Name : Opera Performer #1 Faust (Bass)

Original Name : Patrick Pond

Gender : Male

Poppy Tierney

Character Name : Opera Performer #2 Margaret (Soprano)

Original Name : Poppy Tierney

Gender : Female

Rory Campbell

Character Name : Opera Performer #3 Mefistofele (Tenor)

Original Name : Rory Campbell

Gender : Male

Fabio Cardascia

Character Name : Caterer

Original Name : Fabio Cardascia

Gender : Male

Spencer Wilding

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior

Original Name : Spencer Wilding

Gender : Male

Mark Rhino Smith

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior

Original Name : Mark Rhino Smith

Gender : Male

Khan Bonfils

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior

Original Name : Khan Bonfils

Gender : Male

Dave Legeno

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior

Original Name : Dave Legeno

Gender : Male

Ruben Halse

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior

Original Name : Ruben Halse

Gender : Male

Rodney Ryan

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior

Original Name : Rodney Ryan

Gender : Male

Dominic Burgess

Character Name : Narrows Cop

Original Name : Dominic Burgess

Gender : Male

Nadia Cameron-Blakey

Character Name : Additional Restaurant Guest #1

Original Name : Nadia Cameron-Blakey

Gender : Female

Mark Straker

Character Name : Male Restaurant Guest #2

Original Name : Mark Straker

Gender : Male

T.J. Ramini

Character Name : Crane Thug #1

Original Name : T.J. Ramini

Gender : Male

Kieran Hurley

Character Name : Crane Thug #2

Original Name : Kieran Hurley

Gender : Male

Emmanuel Idowu

Character Name : Narrows Teenager #2

Original Name : Emmanuel Idowu

Gender : Male

Jeff Tanner

Character Name : Bridge Cop

Original Name : Jeff Tanner

Gender : Male

Mark Strange

Character Name : League of Shadow Warrior (uncredited)

Original Name : Mark Strange

Gender : Male

Dean Alexandrou

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited)

Original Name : Dean Alexandrou

Gender : Male

Jonathan Patrick Foo

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited)

Original Name : Jonathan Patrick Foo

Gender : Male

Joey Ansah

Character Name : League of Shadows Warrior (uncredited)

Original Name : Joey Ansah

Gender : Male

Adam Kirley

Character Name : Steiss (uncredited)

Original Name : Adam Kirley

Gender : Male

Rick Avery

Character Name : Gotham Car Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Rick Avery

Gender : Male

David Murray

Character Name : Jumpy thug

Original Name : David Murray

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me. Bruce Wayne is constantly tortured by his childhood memories when he witnessed his parents being murdered. Taken under the wing of The League Of Shadows, a deadly ninja assassin army devoted to erasing crime with their own brand of harsh justice. After completing training, Wayne refuses to join them on account of not agreeing with their methods, he returns to Gotham City to reek his own one man war against crime. Director Christopher Nolan literally goes back to Batman origins to not just give the dead franchise a kiss of life, but actually to spark it into a sort of triumphant homecoming. Gone is all forms of camp veneer so evident in Joel Schumacher's offerings, and in place we have a darkly rich picture intent on fleshing out Batman's motives, and crucially, his fractured persona. One of the most pleasing things to me was that Nolan paced this picture to perfection, the build up of character, and then birth of the Bat, dominates for practically the first hour of the piece. This gives Batman Begins some crucial heart, it really helps us to focus on this weird super-hero now that we have some meat on his bones. We then follow Wayne from a Chinese prison to The League Of Shadows monastery, watching his transformation from brawling man of anger into a controlled fighting machine. A machine that still roams with a revenge laden heart. Then its to Gotham City where he then births Batman and all bad guys are on his agenda. Mob boss Falcone, the mysterious Scarecrow, and also a face from his past that rears its surprising head. Wayne is driven by powerful motives, and it's here in the second part of the film that Batman Begins rewards those who indulged in the character build up. In come the stunts and outrageous sequences, all played out in Nolan's desperately dank Gotham City (a far cry from Tim Burton's dark Oz like scapes). This Gotham is pot boiling to disaster and is crying out for the Bat to sweep all before it, and thankfully Nolan and his cast fulfil all the early promise to deliver a wonderful action fantasy that caters for all ages. Christian Bale dons the Batsuit and it fits like a glove, his Bruce Wayne may lack the ebullient charisma that Michael Keaton's had, but his Batman is mean and moody and comfortable with the zippy dialogue. Michael Caine plays Alfred the loyal servant to the Wayne family, much heart and emotive drive from Caine ensures the role is a roaring success. Cillian Murphy is Dr Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow who actually scares more as Crane with his piercing eyes and devilishly smirky leer, whilst both Gary Oldman (Jim Gordon) & Morgan Freeman (Lucius Fox) are solid with what little they actually have to do. Liam Neeson gets his teeth into a meaty role as Henri Ducard, and as a character arc he gets the best scenes (Nolan clearly having great fun here). Minnor let downs to me without hurting the picture are Katie Holmes (pretty but hardly convincing as Assistant D.A. Rachael Dawes) and Rutger Hauer as Earle (a little bit of menace wouldn't go amiss here Rutger old man). Still, as I said they are very minor let downs because as comic book adaptations go, Batman Begins is from the top draw, a franchise re-suited, rebooted and completely reinvigorated. But now the test comes with that all important sequel... 9/10

M

molleigh

@mollzz

2021-06-23

i'm beginning to think people only say a movie is good because of it being long and having a good camera. to me the only highlight was cillian murphy's performance. the rest of this was just some dumb, boring trek.

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NoxiousScythe

@NoxiousScythe

2021-06-23

Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" shows us exactly how Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) transforms into the caped crusader we all know and love, Batman. Admittedly like many others, even though this is the first entry in the Dark Knight Trilogy, I watched it is as my last one, and that is due to me not even knowing of it's existence, which is thanks to it being heavily overshadowed by the critically acclaimed sequel, "The Dark Knight." Batman Begins has a simple plot to follow full of twists. A young Bruce Wayne travels to the Far East, where he's trained in the martial arts by Henri Ducard (Liam Neeson), a member of the mysterious League of Shadows. Ducard later reveals the true purpose of the League, the complete destruction of Gotham City as they feel it is an unjust cesspool full of criminals that is too far gone to be saved and must be cleansed to preserve their duty and for justice and balance to be restored. Bruce does not agree with the League's morals and returns to Gotham on his own determined to clean up the crime-ridden and corrupted city without resorting to murder. With the help of his loyal butler Alfred (Michael Caine) and Lucius Fox (Morgan Freeman), a tech expert at Wayne Enterprises, Batman is born. The number one takeaway from this film that I did not experience as much in any other Batman movie, was that it really makes you care and feel compassion towards Bruce Wayne himself, not the masked vigilante he disguises himself as. The real Bruce is tragic, realistic, relatable, quite unstable, and frankly doesn't know what his purpose is or what he should be doing with himself. This is the origin story, and you get to first hand see the traumatic events that turned him into the lonely, guilt ridden bitter man you see today. His feelings and actions are completely justified, and I've gained a lot of respect for the character. Now this is a dark, gritty and mature film clearly made for adult fans, do not expect the colorful, campy comic book styled "Joel Schumacher" treatment here, this is going to get real, real fast. I can and do appreciate the attempt to not be a generic superhero film and head towards the crime drama genre, and don't get me wrong it's a great movie, but there a few issues that keep it from being perfect movie status like the sequel in my books. It was maybe a bit too serious for it's own good, and ends up being so focused on becoming an art piece that it almost stops being fun. Primary antagonist Ra's al Ghul is great, but secondary villain Dr. Crane a.k.a. Scarecrow (Cillian Murphy) has an apparent lack of quality visual effects and proper screen time. The long run time was not wasted, but they probably did not need to include so many side characters, world building and lore into what could have been a quicker, neat, well done origin story. Overall I liked and can get behind Batman Begins, I do not think it's the best in the "Dark Knight Trilogy," but it's a top quality film on it's own accord especially if I stop comparing too much. This film delivers a uniquely cold, cruel, and memorable experience that will make you see and appreciate Bruce Wayne and his Batman persona from a completely new perspective.

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AstroNoud

@AstroNoud

2022-02-26

‘Batman Begins’ is a strong introduction to the Batman thanks to the magnificent cast and a superb score by Zimmer and Newton Howard. 9/10

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-11

Christopher Nolan and Christian Bale are at the top of their games with this enthralling interpretation of just how "Batman" came to be. "Bruce", the young sone of the billionaire "Wayne" family finds himself unexpectedly orphaned and is soon aimlessly bumming his way around Asia. It's when he encounters "Ducard" (Liam Neeson) and is lured high into the Himalayan mountains that he is set to training by the legendary Ra's Al Ghul (Ken Watanabe) so that he can join the "League of Shadows" - an uniquely skilled ninja-esque group of elite warriors. He plans to use his training to return to the largely lawless Gotham City and act as a force for good. Soon, though, he learns that all in his highland sanctuary is not what it seems and after a battle royale, finds himself back at his manor house with his faithful retainer "Alfred" (Sir Michael Caine) and at the helm of his company - just as it is about to be sold by "Earle" (Rutger Hauer) making him an even more immensely wealthy man. His scientific guru - a sort of equivalent of "Q" - is "Lucius Fox" (Morgan Freeman) and together with the like-minded police officer "Gordon" (Gary Oldman) they set about taking down the city's kingpin "Falcone" (Tom Wilkinson) before he can contaminate the water supply with an opiate that will bring wholesale fear and destruction. This is a cracking action adventure film that rarely has a dull moment. Nolan and accomplished writer David S. Goyer take this character by the scruff of the neck and it really works. No more silly thwacks and pows; this is a dark and gritty tale of corruption, jealousy and revenge that is superbly photographed and has gadgets galore. I did struggle with Wilkinson, to be honest - he has all the menace of a wet cabbage; and Katie Holmes's "Rachel", though providing additional humanity, sadly offers little as this plots twists and turns like a cobra on steroids. Certainly never my favourite super-hero, "Batman", but this is certainly up there as one of my favourite superhero films. No laser eyes or magnetic powers; just a decent man with vengeance on his mind.

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The Movie Mob

@mooney240

2023-02-11

**Batman Begins opened the door for the new age of superhero cinema with its realistic, grounded approach and excellent quality.** Many may not realize the groundbreaking impact Batman Begins had on the superhero genre. While Spider-man and X-Men were popular films, many still rejected comic book films as only for kids. Incredibly cheesy films like Catwoman and Batman + Robin didn’t help make the more grown-up audiences have much faith in the genre. But Batman Begins changed all that. Batman was stripped of all the goofy comic book shtick and thrust into a gritty real world that spent time developing the character and making a rich man dressed like a bat and jumping off of buildings suddenly seem not just possible but awesome. Nolan’s serious and dark aesthetics and tone changed the landscape of superhero films and paved the way for the soon-to-come Marvel universe. With a brilliant director like Christopher Nolan and a cast boasting Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Michael Caine, and Morgan Freeman, the film carried a weight and quality that was new and fresh for comic book films and signaled the beginning of a new era for superhero movies.

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Andre Gonzales

@SoSmooth1982

2023-04-25

It was a nice change to see for a batman series of movies that were going down hill. This movie was ok but at least it's not as bad as the ones that were being made before this.

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Rob

@Arcanum101

2023-05-28

A very self-involved and glum Batman. Not my favourite. Once we finally get to Batman being Batman it's a cool movie. Christian Bale wears the cape well, but the villains lack grit.