Batman: Year One

Video
2011
12
1h 4m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

39K

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Adult Animation Superhero Action Animation Crime Drama Thriller

A wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.A wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.A wealthy playboy and a Chicago cop both return to Gotham City where their lives will intersect in unexpected ways.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

39K

YOUR RATING

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Bryan Cranston

Jim Gordon
(voice)

Ben McKenzie

Bruce Wayne
(voice)
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Eliza Dushku

Selina
(voice)

Jon Polito

Commissioner Loeb
(voice)

Alex Rocco

Falcone
(voice)

Katee Sackhoff

Detective Essen
(voice)

Sara Ballantine

Skeevers' Attorney
(voice)
(as Saratoga Ballantine)

Jeff Bennett

Alfred
(voice)

Steve Blum

Stan
(voice)

Roark Critchlow

Hare Krishna
(voice)

Grey Griffin

Barbara Gordon
(voice)
(as Grey DeLisle)
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Robin Atkin Downes

Harvey Dent
(voice)

Keith Ferguson

Jefferson Skeevers
(voice)

Michael Gough

Driver
(voice)

Danny Jacobs

Flass' Attorney
(voice)

Nick Jameson

Merkel
(voice)

Liliana Mumy

Holly
(voice)

Pat Musick

Falcone's Wife
(voice)

User reviews92

Featured review

Excellent movie adaptation of an excellent comic

I am surprised at the user reviews here and they basically compelled me to write my own. Year one is one of the greatest batman story ever and the movie sticks closely to the source material. If you are unfamiliar with the comic, Year one basically details Bruce Wayne's first year after his return to Gotham City, twelve years after his parent's death. Running parallel to this is the story line of James Gordon, a lieutenant transferred from Chicago to Gotham City. The challenges faced by these characters as they embark on their respective paths and how those paths cross is where Year One shines. The animation perfectly brings David Mazzucchelli's muddy comic panels to life. The inclusion and portrayal of Catwoman might some but it is a very brief part of the story. Year One is an excellent movie and I would recommend this to any Batman fan.

Trivia
"Batman: Year One" was almost adapted as a live-action film to be directed by Darren Aronofsky from a screenplay by Frank Miller. "Warner Bros." scrapped the project in favor of Christopher Nolan's "Batman Begins" (2005).

Goofs
The cover for the circuit breaker box that Batman uses in the derelict building reads "DANGER Electricty," misspelling electricity in both frames in which it is seen.

Quotes
Batman: [Batman invades a dinner party of Gotham City's criminal elite and their corrupted government officials who thought the new superhero would never bother them] Ladies, gentlemen, you've eaten well. You've eaten Gotham's wealth. Its spirit. But your feast is nearly over. From this moment on, none of you are safe.