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CAST & DIRECTOR
Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Christian Bale, Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy.
WHAT IT'S ABOUT
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.
MAKE THE CALL
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RELEASE SNAPSHOT
MoviHero lists July 17, 2012 as the release date for The Dark Knight Rises. Christopher Nolan is the listed director. The listed cast includes Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, Gary Oldman as Commissioner Gordon, Tom Hardy as Bane, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Blake. A trailer and 5 stills are available on this page.
BEFORE YOU PRESS PLAY
Pacing, attention and emotional impact are estimates from the current MoviHero Watch Profile, not verified scene-by-scene reviews.
The Dark Knight Rises runs 2h 45m. Allow extra time for breaks.
The current MoviHero pacing estimate is 7/10: a middle-ground pace.
The attention estimate is 8/10. Consider saving this for a night when you can concentrate.
The emotional-impact estimate is 5/10, suggesting a moderate emotional load. This does not tell you whether the ending is happy or sad.
CHANGE ONE THING
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MOVIE RATING
MoviHero Rating: 7.8/10 from 25,284 votes. Updated Nov 10, 2026.
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WHAT WATCHING IT FEELS LIKE
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VIEWER REVIEWS
Selected viewer reactions, in their own words. These excerpts reflect individual opinions, not an overall verdict.
“I felt like this was a tremendous end to Nolan's Batman trilogy.”
“Batman was one of my childhood heroes from the Comic magazines even though the Swedish plonkers, in their infinite stupidity, had renamed him to something…”
“Tom Hardy is superb in this denouement to Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy.”
“I personally thought this film is on par if not better than the Dark Knight.”
“The Dark Knight Rises is one of the best movies to come out in 2012.”
Selected review excerpts supplied by TMDB. Opinions belong to their original authors.
WORDS THAT STAY WITH YOU
“No one cared who I was until I put on the mask.”
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