Batman Movies: Every Film in the Series

The Batman movies are a run of theatrical films about Bruce Wayne, a Gotham billionaire who fights crime as a masked vigilante, made over almost six decades by very different directors. The series holds 8 main films and 3 spin-offs, and the oldest film is a spin-off: Batman (1966), directed by Leslie H. Martinson, in which Adam West and Burt Ward face the Joker, the Penguin, the Riddler and Catwoman after the four villains join forces as the United Underworld. Their scheme centers on a machine that turns people into dust and can bring them back, and their targets are the delegates of the United Nations Security Council.

The main run starts with Tim Burton. Batman (1989) stars Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne and Jack Nicholson as the Joker, and it took $412 million worldwide on a $35 million budget, according to Box Office Mojo. Burton came back for Batman Returns (1992), adding Danny DeVito as the Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman. Joel Schumacher then directed Batman Forever (1995), with Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face and Jim Carrey as the Riddler, and Batman & Robin (1997), with George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr. Freeze and Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy. Michael Gough played Alfred and Pat Hingle played Commissioner Gordon in all four, which is the thread that holds that era together.

Christopher Nolan reset the character with Batman Begins (2005), then made The Dark Knight (2008), with Heath Ledger as the Joker, and The Dark Knight Rises (2012), with Tom Hardy as Bane. Christian Bale plays Bruce Wayne in all three, and the last two each passed $1 billion worldwide, the only films in the series to do so. Matt Reeves then directed The Batman (2022), starring Robert Pattinson, which runs 177 minutes, cost $200 million and took $773 million worldwide.

The two animated spin-offs sit outside the main run. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993), directed by Bruce Timm and Eric Radomski, features Kevin Conroy as Batman and Mark Hamill as the Joker, and it was the first animated Batman film to get a theatrical release, according to TheWrap. The Lego Batman Movie (2017), directed by Chris McKay, gives the lead voice to Will Arnett. Four further films feature Batman without belonging to the series: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), Justice League (2017), Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) and The Flash (2023), in which Michael Keaton returns as Bruce Wayne. They appear in the watch order.

Television enters through The Penguin, an eight-episode HBO crime drama that premiered on September 19, 2024 and follows Colin Farrell's Oz Cobb in the days after The Batman (2022). Batman does not appear in it. Added together, the recorded worldwide grosses of the ten films that have them come to about $4.8 billion, taken from Box Office Mojo and The Numbers, and Batman (1966) has no recorded gross. The full count is on how many Batman movies there are, the money is broken down on the Batman box office page, the story order is on the Batman timeline, and our opinion lists live on Batman movies ranked. Music is covered by the Batman soundtrack page, collectibles by Batman merchandise, and our verdicts by Batman reviews.

In the US, every film in the series except Batman (1966) streams on HBO Max as of November 3, 2026, and Batman (1966) streams on YouTube TV and is otherwise available to rent or buy. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is also free with ads on YouTube in the US. Availability changes often, so the live table is on where to watch Batman, built from JustWatch data via TMDB.

In the UK, the 1989 to 1997 films and The Batman (2022) stream on HBO Max and Now TV Cinema, with Sky Go also carrying the four earlier films. The three Nolan films are on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video as well as Now TV Cinema and HBO Max. The Lego Batman Movie streams on Amazon Prime Video, Now TV Cinema and HBO Max. Batman (1966) and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm are rental or purchase only in the UK.

In Australia, Batman (1989), Batman Returns, Batman Forever, Batman & Robin and The Batman (2022) stream on HBO Max. The three Nolan films are on Stan and HBO Max, and The Dark Knight is also on Foxtel Now. The Lego Batman Movie is on Amazon Prime Video and Stan. Batman (1966) is purchase only and Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is rental or purchase only in Australia.