Criticker.com - Film Recommendations and Community
currently at ...
the Forum Favourite score / sound...
the Blog Top Ten War Flicks of th...
login | register
0 films ranked
You Explore Interact Resources
Search
Profile All Your Rankings Your Best TCIs PSIs Kumpels Starred Reviews Wishlist
Random Film
The Dark Knight (2008)
Last modified by Void
Score
0-100
Signup to generate PSIs for thousands of movies!
AKA: Batman: The Dark Knight
Summary: Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
Country: USA
Directed By: Christopher Nolan
More information at the Internet Movie Database

Invalid Trailer
If you want, give us a new one!
Ratings
Dead Link? Please
if you know another product that could belong here
Loading Products from Amazon and Ebay
When you sign up for free to Criticker, you'll be able to send recommendations about your favorite films to friends and family.

Signup takes just a couple of seconds, and will allow you to use all the great features at Criticker, so why don't you do it now?
The Dark Knight belongs to 46 collections
1. IMDB Top 250 (public: moderated by ppinocchio - 29 stars)
2. They Shoot Pictures 1,000 Greatest Films (2010 revision) (public: moderated by MMAlpha - 10 stars)
3. Metacritic - Universal Acclaim (public: moderated by sengir - 7 stars)
4. Sequel (public: moderated by td888 - 4 stars)
5. Based On Comic (public: moderated by mpowell - 3 stars)
6. Superheroes (public: moderated by mpowell - 3 stars)
7. U.S. Box office over 150 million (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 2 stars)
8. Films available in HD (public: moderated by kubricksucks - 2 stars)
9. Nihilism (public: moderated by The Way - 2 stars)
10. IMDb Top of The 2000's (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 2 stars)
11. Times Online: The 100 Best Films of the Decade (public: moderated by hristos - 1 star)
12. The A.V. Club's Best Films of the '00s (public: moderated by Void - 1 star)
13. TSPDT 21st Century's 250 Most Acclaimed Films (public: moderated by PeaceAnarchy - 1 star)
14. Rifftrax (public: moderated by x-human - 1 star)
15. Batman (public: moderated by mpowell)
16. My Movies (public: moderated by Duh_Toad)
17. Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (public: moderated by Bojangles)
18. my DVDs (public: moderated by Jeb)
19. 81st Academy Awards: Nominated (public: moderated by Quicky (Quicky))
20. Blockbuster (public: moderated by djross)
21. Critic's Top 10 Lists: 2008 (public: moderated by Cuculiza)
22. 23 (public: moderated by seccad)
23. Budgets of more than $150,000,000 (public: moderated by Technikilor)
24. Highest Grossing Films by Year (public: moderated by whatismyname)
25. Cinemag's Best Films of 2008 (public: moderated by hristos)
26. The $400 Million Club (public: moderated by td888)
27. Cinemag's 100 Greatest Movies of the '00s (public: moderated by hristos)
28. Anamorphic Cinematography (public: moderated by Bojangles)
29. Empire's 500 Greatest Movies Of All Time (private: Ross - 17 stars)
30. Most overrated movies (private: Technikilor - 1 star)
31. My 100 Favorite Movies (private: SirStuckey - 1 star)
32. Rufflesacks DVDs (private: Rufflesack)
33. Favorites (private: Arithaniel)
34. 2008 movies (private: NadiH)
35. jj-lib-movies (private: junggle)
36. Genaro's wishlist (private: genaro)
37. Films I saw in the cinema (private: edkrak)
38. Movies I Saw in Theaters (private: theficionado)
39. 2008Movies (private: bmcguire)
41. mpowell's BluRay Collection (private: mpowell)
42. Frontalot's Films of 2009 (private: Frontalot)
43. Shadrik's DVDs (private: Shadrik)
45. Comic Movie Adaption (private: Asgarth)
46. recommended by welshy and rainman (private: kubricksucks)


Browse the full list of collections
What other users thought -- ordered by your TCI
TCI User Score Tier
na Rustedcrows
84
T6
na vachis
90
T10
na umutku
80
T7
na jithinroda
75
T6
na cybher
90
T10
na Judas2k
90
T10
na gabpac
80
T4
na niksan
80
T10
na 2nice
95
T8
na Keitarou
83
T8
na Sucker Punch
82
T6
na stvor
70
T7
na wavex
82
T10
na nickm
91
T10
na Isobelmoon
93
T10
na gokhanince
94
T10
na TedDedon
97
T10
What is there to say about this masterpiece that isn't so blatantly obvious upon a single viewing? Literally everything about this film is rock solid, giving you insight into just how a comic book movie can transcend its source material and rival that of which is considered a "classic." Heath Ledger in particular is a genius in this film, giving the performance of his short lifetime. People deserve a better class of action movie, and The Dark Knight gives it to them. This is an all-time great.
na HellPatrol
85
T6
na Kosa
82
T8
na Michael5139
99
T9
na e1337guy
95
T10
na !nsomn!a
95
T10
na laniegirl
100
T10
na Beachbum0694
90
T10
na kosemen
87
T9
na Everrock
100
T8
na Anillusion
98
T10
na amm144
90
T10
na dgeiser13
74
T8
na skiewulfy
80
T10
na Scott1928
90
T10
na oreoeverlast
80
T7
na shibadou
100
T10
na zenjunior
95
T10
Very good movie, the actors where amazing. How joker's show us that we is simply insane, and just want's to see the world burn. Ledger made a very good and detailed aproach on Joker's personality, even down to details of him always passing his tongue on his mouth scars. Very good movie indeed!
na CitizenX
90
T10
Christian Bale is great as always, would have found a good counterpart in Heath Ledger (rip). Wouldnt know which to pick if i had to choose between this and Batman Begins, both excellent
na swellwrench
91
T9
na catface
72
T6
na kikazaru
50
T3
na agrawalsrd
93
T10
na Panerai
99
T10
na crypt
92
T10
na sharkeyj1
100
T6
na porterson
92
T10
na erwit
90
T10
na Holygrail2
99
T10
na Tavington
93
T10
na jwagner
80
T7
na geekcore
100
T10
na Nearphotison
96
T10
Not the perfect film, but it falls short by just so much. Christain Bale's Batman voice continues to perplex, and some of the dialogue can seem a bit forced. That being said, Heath Ledger completely becomes the Joker to the point that it's frightening to watch. Also, where most movies follow a Rising Tension-Climax-Falling Tension format, Dark Knight more-or-less starts at the climax and never slows down. This film is not for the faint of heart.
na interrobang
94
T10
na tromeo
90
T6
Another great wedding of ideas and action for Nolan. Bale is more of a mystery in this one but Ledger is riveting.
na NilbogSavant
64
T5
na errorabbit
95
T10
na sindrete
90
T7
na experimental
81
T9
na taw
100
T10
na dparlick
94
T10
na Efje
87
T10
na Kuma
90
T9
na Zero
87
T6
na drewstern
100
T10
na subcodec
90
T7
na philivan
97
T10
na mrmonkey72
95
T10
na retina-scan
85
T10
The Joker and Two-Face steal the show from Batman. Though Bruce one of the boringer heroes, the comics do churn out great villains!
na esueoL
84
T8
na luchatein
84
T6
na sotamarsu
65
T1
na beadingoff
84
T3
na maimon
75
T6
na Gooner
90
T10
na vnaiser
100
T10
na monica
90
T7
na monibu
90
T9
na ex0r1
80
T5
na skribblez887
90
T9
na rubysparkles
88
T8
na dizzyflow
100
T9
na hobo386
90
T10
na PsychicMilk
100
T10
Kicks ass.
na XHPrime
83
T7
na Aardwark
80
T8
na thi199
94
T10
na AjP
98
T10
After watching this Batman, I went back and watched the the original Batman file. The whole thing seemed like a joke and so cheesy, almost as bad as the 60's version with Adam West. This is how Batman should be, Gritty and Dark, a definite improvement on the brilliant Batman Begins, Nolan has outdone himself once again
na kaylalynn
100
T10
na skychotic
91
T10
na HonoraryCiti
87
T9
na apessino
90
T9
na ogiers
89
T6
A great Batman movie. If the Joker's actor had not passed away, would it really have received the same level of acclaim? Fun, action packed, slightly edgy with Batman's behavior in the interview room, stupid "threat" for the movie's climax, but fun nevertheless.
na Mamadu
99
T10
na codyC003
85
T9
na crmassari
64
T6
na jasonmv7
100
T10
na vancouverdon
70
T3
na andyjc
80
T8
na michuk
84
T8
OK, it's not the best movie ever made, that's true. But it deserves some publicity it's getting. Certainly one of the best action movies ever. And the Joker is just... exceptional. They say Nicholson played Joker, while Ledger became one. It evidently shows on the screen.
na Levande
80
T6
na Robototron
60
T6
na bondgirl
90
T9
na soheilsb
95
T10
na kuzukardes
90
T9
na thehamclub
85
T9
na 94danstang
95
T10
na Milk-plus__
90
T10
na chakito
90
T9
na Rigby
87
T6
na Zeno
80
T9
na gagknee
90
T9
na mightypotato
95
T10
na Bentleyk9
90
T9
na krhunt
75
T8
na sammosummo
60
T5
na Golfingdanls
10
T10
na ndolce0
75
T8
na Hage89
65
T3
na cpt_cow
96
T10
na super5tar
98
T10
na billyjack
92
T10
na maybeandroid
95
T9
na erichq2
95
T10
na PaulMorel
76
T4
na TheBigL
89
T7
na babronco
85
T8
na thefriedone
80
T8
na Blake Leyden
85
T6
na jakublb
72
T8
the movie is looong ;)
na mt.adkins
85
T9
na itvdigital (Freelance Critic)
85
T9
na bsting
55
T3
na annalna
67
T4
na npiv
35
T1
na iar80
85
T8
na JacquelynB
95
T6
na cms382
97
T10
na Schansie
100
T9
na svenjolly
85
T4
na Mesacer
95
T10
na Sparwhawk
80
T7
na hughdw2
5
T6
na svacast
100
T10
na what no way
85
T7
na andyc5150
90
T10
na Osakasan
90
T7
na verneshot
80
T10
na natalia
100
T8
na MadMan
98
T10
na Wulfo
96
T9
na ssjvash
99
T10
2 Criticisms: Batman's voice was a little overdone, and Maggie Gyllenhall was miscast. I don't think she looked the part of Billionaire Bruce Wayne's main squeeze, and didn't quite act like it either. Ledger/Bale/Oldman's performances more than make up for it. As far as I can tell, Christopher Nolan doesnt have it in him to direct bad movies...
na Eignarom
95
T10
na Majellomo
90
T7
na triffid
85
T7
Just like Batman Begins: halfway there. The Joker-Batman relationship is excellently done ("The Killing Joke" being an obivous influence), Ledger is simply phenomenal and Bale does a very good job, even though the raspy voice gets annoying. The problems? First of all, the ridiculously over-convoluted plot and intolerable length. Second, all "deeper" dialogues work much better if they are subtle; this look-how-philosophical-we-are approach is stupid. A sledgehammer of a film: strong, but clumsy.
na BeardMilk
86
T7
na Jackson R
95
T9
na Nikki
89
T8
na Sigvard
95
T10
na aevitatis
76
T7
na ndg
65
T7
Nolan needs to take a chill pill, dial it down a bit, and *stop* trying to cram 3 movies worth of material into one movie. The action, the main plot and acting by Ledger and Eckhart is top notch, but "Batman" sucks in this installment of the series, by setting a record of "unsaved people". They should have called the movie "The Almighty Joker" and not "The Dark Knight." On a side note, Bale's Batman is good, but he still can't pull off Bruce Wayne.
na TJ Ximenez
100
T9
na sunhill
84
T9
na bellamyjason
99
T10
na alisami
91
T10
na Padriag
84
T6
na Gryphon
95
T10
na Sinister
60
T3
na Durnett
88
T9
na childintime
65
T7
na denovan
50
T6
na Soulmerge
70
T6
na rfullen
88
T7
na carnageace
100
T10
Genuinely terrifying performance from Ledger, even when he was being funny i was too scared to laugh. Absolutely fantastic film, never ever let's the story drop and is just fantasticly dark. Hits every mark perfectly. Only downside? Well... I can't think of one! So, I'm giving it a perfect score!
na BArtus
70
T5
na Landstander
8
T9
na antony
77
T7
na Jigglymanne
95
T10
na CapmSmiely
100
T10
na fullmetal
70
T6
na The Doctor
94
T10
na Riprunk
95
T10
na perplexetic
85
T10
na gryffindyke
88
T7
na GVH
93
T10
An incredible movie, putting forward interesting (and disturbing) moral dilemma's. The movie questions the good of our ordered society in interesting, fresh ways, by litterally having two oppossing sides of the argument duke it out on screen. What's more, Ledger's anarchist, chaotic Joker is the scariest, most impressive villain to grace our screens in a long, long time. A must-see.
na Stewball
90
T10
na Pyrohemian
67
T4
na Sacit
90
T9
na gurru
85
T10
na moses
70
T8
na s_degraff
100
T10
na yammo
85
T8
na Theisbanc
98
T10
na tony patch
83
T9
na circusboy
85
T8
na SicilianClan
80
T7
na rcrispim
74
T9
na djinn
5
T10
na negative
2
T6
na gberke
86
T8
na damu
95
T8
na unx
97
T10
na renton94
90
T10
na Radixlecti65
93
T10
na rob
17
T10
I considered ``Batman Begins'' a strong action film but little more, and many have said the same about its sequel. They're bang wrong, though: it's a layered, complex and enthralling slice of atmosphere and suspense, and while it has several flaws they do little to detract from the thoroughly absorbing moral dilemma at the heart of the story. Ledger's Joker is devilishly chaotic, and his nihilism is the perfect foil for Batman's by-the-comic-book morality. Thoroughly excellent.
na xlarashlx
80
T7
na garin
95
T10
na RisingVenus
90
T10
na philstaunton
55
T3
na darkmoofya
97
T10
na Gromit
100
T9
na amanohyo
55
T7
na TalkShowH
74
T8
na erikkri
70
T2
na Shadrik
95
T10
Nolan created an atmosphere that fits perfectly for Batman. Definitely the measure for upcomming comic adaptions.
na Seachusters
96
T10
na matthewf
60
T2
na LOTNorm
99
T10
na mistyk1313
92
T9
na casebow
75
T8
na QVT
60
T6
I hated Ledger. I lick'd my lips and wobbled while I wrote this review.
na knockrz
95
T9
na Trindle
99
T10
na ananas
100
T10
na Madeleine066
90
T7
na mistersplice
92
T9
na elisa_viali
75
T6
na fingalcat
93
T9
na carrmi
100
T10
the amazing director, the great screenplay and extrodinary acting makes this dark comic characters come to life and turns you inside out with great dialogue, great cinematography, direction and casting which honestly gets overlooked
na FantacBob
70
T8
na HLEK87
87
T10
na adrian
75
T8
Ledger is an astounding Joker, and every scene he features in is pitch perfect. Unfortunately the handling of Two Face isn't as adept and the third act doesn't live up to the previous two.
na spacejam
70
T6
na vinnieboy
85
T6
na roonay3k
80
T9
na dawaxman
80
T9
na Sockman
88
T8
heath ledger etc
na youngturtle
80
T7
na Carpetgiant
97
T10
na brendans.y.
88
T8
na strangepants
85
T10
Unlike many other franchise movies: the Batman series seems to get better. This is the best of all the Batman movies to date, probably because it is the most believable. It's worth re-watching 'Batman Begins' before viewing this film. Excellent performances with the exception of Aaron Eckhart.
na hroo772
99
T10
na dr.kimbil
95
T9
na detenebrate
89
T10
na nicknac
98
T9
na escaflowne
90
T10
na rutxi
95
T10
na belgamo
90
T10
na LEAVES
22
T2
na mstrlnk7
78
T7
na Boko
85
T10
na AviAwareness
77
T6
na Radres
90
T10
na oalerabelo
90
T9
250 rankings displayed. Click here to see all 6898
rss