From Tim Burton’s Batman to Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, the classic DC superhero has been subjected to various film franchises over the decades. Introduced in 1939 as a costumed detective/vigilante in Gotham City, Batman is one of the most identifiable superheroes in pop culture.
If you are considering watching all the live-action Batman movies to date, we have you covered with a streaming guide that divides all movies in order of their chronology and release day. We also provide information on where to stream all Batman movies online using services like Netflix, Prime Video and more!
How to watch the Batman movies in chronological order
You can stream all Batman movies in the same order as their release date as each installment was released chronologically.
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Batman (1989)
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Batman Returns (1992)
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Batman Forever (1995)
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Batman & Robin (1997)
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Batman Begins (2005)
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The Dark Knight (2009)
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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Suicide Squad (2016)
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Justice League (2017)
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
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The Batman (2022)
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The Flash (2023)
In almost every Batman movie so far, the story revolves around Bruce Wayne whose life changed forever after his parents got murdered in cold blood. While Wayne is a billionaire playboy by day, he becomes the vigilante known as Batman to protect Gotham City from all sorts of criminals. While he lacks superpowers, Batman is gifted with high intelligence, martial arts and advanced weapons and gadgets.
The Batman movies can additionally be divided into separate franchises considering they belong to different continuities and feature different actors playing Batman.
How to watch Tim Burton’s Batman movies
Michael Keaton was the first cinematic Batman having played the part in two Gothic thrillers directed by Tim Burton: Batman and Batman Returns.
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Batman (1989)
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Batman Returns (1992)
How to watch Joel Schumacher’s Batman movies
Joel Schumacher directed two Batman films, both of which are loosely connected to each other. While Batman Forever had Val Kilmer playing the Caped Crusader of Gotham, George Clooney portrayed the character in Batman and Robin. Batman’s sidekick Robin is played by Chris O’Donnell in both movies.
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Batman Forever (1995)
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Batman & Robin (1997)
How to watch Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy
Batman received a more mature and realistic reboot with Oscar-winning director Christopher Nolan’s reboot series that starred Christian Bale as the Gotham hero.
The Dark Knight trilogy began with Batman Begins that traced the character’s origins and continued with The Dark Knight which featured an iconic performance by the late Heath Ledger as the Joker. The series ended with The Dark Knight Rises that pitted Batman against the supervillain Bane (Tom Hardy).
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Batman Begins (2005)
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The Dark Knight (2009)
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
How to watch the DCEU Batman movies
After the Dark Knight trilogy, Warner Bros launched a shared universe for DC heroes with Ben Affleck playing Batman. The first DC Extended Universe movie to feature Batman was Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that found the hero battling Superman. Affleck’s Batman had supporting appearances in future releases like Justice League and The Flash.
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Suicide Squad (2016)
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Justice League (2017)
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Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)
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The Flash (2023)
How to watch the Elseworlds Batman movies
While the DCEU is being rebooted as the DCU (DC Universe), the franchise also includes the Elseworlds banner which accommodates movies in a separate alternate universe. The Batman is one such movie that stars Robert Pattinson as a younger version of the Dark Knight. The movie’s success led to a spin-off series The Penguin and the upcoming sequel The Batman II.
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The Batman (2022)
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The Batman - Part II (2026)
The list below covers all the live-action Batman movies in release order along with all offers available in India to stream, buy, or rent these movies.
