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Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)

Batman: Assault on Arkham poster
Directed by
Ethan Spaulding, Jay Oliva
Genre
drama film, fantasy film, action film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 1,194 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A team of six supervillains are forced by the government to break into Arkham Asylum. They have to get stolen information back from the Riddler while dealing with Batman and the asylum's inmates.

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What happens

Batman: Assault on Arkham is a 2014 American direct-to-video animated superhero film featuring the DC Comics character Batman and the 21st film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies. Loosely based on the Batman: Arkham video game franchise, the film was directed by Jay Oliva and Ethan Spaulding, produced by James Tucker, and written by Heath Corson. The story focuses primarily on the Suicide Squad, particularly Batman villains Deadshot and Harley Quinn with Batman himself in a supporting role. In the film, the Suicide Squad, consisting of six criminals, are dispatched by Amanda Waller to break into Arkham Asylum, where they must contend with the asylum's inmates and Batman as they attempt to complete their mission to reclaim information stolen by the Riddler. It was first screened at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con on July 25, 2014, and it was released digitally on July 29 and on physical media on August 12. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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