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Batman: Year One (2011)

Batman: Year One poster
Directed by
Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery
Genre
action film, thriller film, superhero film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 04m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 1,054 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This animated movie follows Bruce Wayne in his first year as Batman. It also shows the early days of Detective James Gordon in Gotham City. Both men struggle to fight crime in a corrupt city.

noirgroundedintenseseriousfast-pacedatmospherictonally darkvisceral

What happens

Batman: Year One is a 2011 American animated superhero film based on the four-issue story arc of the same name printed in 1987. It was directed by Lauren Montgomery and Sam Liu. The film premiered at Comic-Con on July 22 and was officially released on October 18, 2011. It is the 12th film released under the DC Universe Animated Original Movies banner and was released on DVD, Blu-ray and digital copy. The film received positive reviews upon release for its animation and faithfulness to the source material. It was also a commercial success, bringing in $6.1 million on a budget of $3.5 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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