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Merry Little Batman (2023)

Merry Little Batman poster
Directed by
Mike Roth
Genre
superhero film, Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 176 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young Damian Wayne stays home in Gotham City while his father Batman is away on a mission. He must stop the Joker from ruining Christmas.

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What happens

Merry Little Batman is a 2023 American animated superhero film directed by Mike Roth, and written by Morgan Evans and Jase Ricci, from a story by Evans and Roth, based on DC Comics featuring the characters Batman and his son Damian Wayne. It is the first Amazon MGM Studios animated production that was not produced, distributed through, or owned by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars the voices of Yonas Kibreab, Luke Wilson, James Cromwell, and David Hornsby. In the film, Damian must foil the Joker's plot to ruin Christmas in Gotham City while his father is away on a mission. The film was released on December 8, 2023, on Amazon Prime Video, receiving positive reviews, with praise for its animation, story, and voice performances. A television series based on the film, titled Bat-Fam, premiered on November 10, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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