Streaming Movie of the Week: The Dark Knight

This week’s Streaming Movie of the Week: The Dark Knight.

The Dark Knight is the second in the “Dark Knight” trilogy and available on Netflix. PLUS, if you haven’t seen the first movie in the “Dark Knight” trilogy, Batman Begins is also streaming now on Netflix.

The Dark Knight stars Christian Bale, Michael Caine, and Heath Ledger.  

There are so many Batman movies and so many Batmans (Bruce Waynes)… but Christian Bale does a great job in playing Batman as the “Dark Knight” in the “Dark Knight” trilogy Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises.

• Batman (Serial film with Lewis Wilson – 1943)
• Batman and Robin (Serial film with Robert Lowery – 1949)
• Batman (First full length feature film with Adam West and Burt Ward – 1966)
• Batman (Michael Keaton – 1989)
• Batman Returns (Michael Keaton – 1992)
• Batman Forever (Val Kilmer – 1995)
• Batman & Robin (George Clooney – 1997)
• Batman Begins (Christian Bale – 2005)
• The Dark Knight (Christian Bale – 2008)
• The Dark Knight Rises (Christian Bale – 2012)
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ben Affleck – 2016)
• Suicide Squad (Ben Affleck – 2016)
• Justice League (Ben Affleck – 2017)

Oh… and don’t forget The LEGO Batman Movie (2017) with Will Arnett (Batman/Bruce Wayne), Zach Galifianakis (The Joker), Michael Cera (Dick Grayson/Robin), Rosario Dawson (Barbara Gordon/Batgirl), and Ralph Fiennes (Alfred Pennyworth). 

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Streaming Movie of the Week: The Dark Knight

Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes

Tomatometer All Critics: 94%
Audience Score: 94%

Oscar Nominations

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role – Heath Ledger – WINNER
Best Achievement in Sound Editing – WINNER
Best Achievement in Cinematography
Best Achievement in Film Editing
Best Achievement in Art Direction
Best Achievement in Makeup
Best Achievement in Sound Mixing
Best Achievement in Visual Effects

Taglines

Why So Serious?

Welcome to a world without rules.

Out of the darkness…comes the Knight.

The night is darkest before the dawn.

I Believe In Harvey Dent.

By The Numbers…

Release Date: July 18, 2008
Running Time: 2h 32min
Rating: PG-13
Gross Theater Sales US $534,858,444
Gross Theater Sales Worldwide: $1,004,558,444
Budget: $185,000,000 (estimated)