The Dark Knight

"Welcome to a world without rules."

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Ratings & Reviews

9.1/10

3,135,889 votes

94/100

Fresh

85/100

Metascore

8.5/10

35,362 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

🏆

Wins

📋

Nominations

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

MTV Movie for Best Villain

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 6 nominations

Won

Best Sound Editing

Best Supporting Actor

Nominated

Best Production Design

Best Film Editing

Best Visual Effects

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Best Cinematography

Best Sound

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$185.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$1.00B

Global Box Office

Domestic

$534,987,076

United States

Profit

+$819.6M

ROI: +443%

Budget Recovery543% of budget

$0|Budget: $185.0M|Revenue: $1.00B

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

297.6K

Daily Avg

5.0K

7-Day Trend

+7%

30 days agoToday

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Based On

Batman

Comic

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Pinewood Studios

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4 Locations Found

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Story Setting

Set In

Gotham CityHong Kong

Inspired By

Batman: The Long Halloween(limited series)

Themes & Subjects

#terrorism

Series & Franchise

Part of

Batman in filmThe Dark Knight trilogy

Characters

Harvey Dent

Played by Aaron Eckhart

Lucius Fox

Played by Louis Gossett Jr.

Batman

Played by Luke Wilson

Jim Gordon

Played by Gary Oldman

Scarecrow

Played by John Noble

Gambol

Played by Michael Jai White

Bruce Wayne

Played by Gus Lewis

The Joker

Played by Heath Ledger

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Wally Pfister

Film Editing

Lee Smith

Music / Score

James Newton HowardHans Zimmer

Costume Design

Lindy Hemming

Production Design

Nathan Crowley

Production Companies

Syncopy Inc.Warner Bros. EntertainmentQ65557474Legendary PicturesDC Comics

Distributors

Warner Bros. EntertainmentNetflixInterCom

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Dark Knight

Available in 127 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada14A	Netflix, Crave, Netflix Standard with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video, Plex	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	Foxtel Now, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
IndiaUA	Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12A

Canada14A

AustraliaM

Germany16

France12

IndiaUA

JapanG

+39 more countries

Production

Director

Christopher Nolan

Writers

Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, David S. Goyer, Bob Kane, Christopher Nolan

Production Companies

Warner Bros. PicturesLegendary PicturesSyncopyDC

Cast

Christian Bale

Bruce Wayne

Heath Ledger

Joker

Aaron Eckhart

Harvey Dent

Michael Caine

Alfred

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Rachel

Gary Oldman

Gordon

Morgan Freeman

Lucius Fox

Monique Gabriela Curnen

Ramirez

Ron Dean

Wuertz

Cillian Murphy

Scarecrow

Chin Han

Lau

Nestor Carbonell

Mayor

Tags & Keywords

sadismchaossecret identitycrime fightersuperheroanti heroscarecrowbased on comicvigilanteorganized crimetragic heroanti villaincriminal masterminddistrict attorneysuper power

External Links

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