Batman: watch order

The movies in the series, sorted by release date. Total runtime: 8 h 18 min. The Batman Collection directed by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher follows Bruce Wayne’s crusade against crime in Gotham. With iconic villains and stylized visuals, the series blends action, fantasy, and psychological depth to explore the duality of the masked vigilante.

1. 
   Movie 1

   Batman (1989)

   2 h 6 min · ★ 7.2

   Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a…

2. 
   Movie 2

   Batman Returns (1992)

   2 h 6 min · ★ 7.0

   The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and…

3. 
   Movie 3

   Batman Forever (1995)

   2 h 1 min · ★ 5.5

   Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former…

4. 
   Movie 4

   Batman & Robin (1997)

   2 h 5 min · ★ 4.4

   Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry…