Best Batman Franchise Movies/TV Shows

18 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best batman franchise movies/tv shows.

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  • Selection: ranked from the FlickRatings core library (up to 25,000 titles).
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  • Updates: list refreshes as underlying metadata and availability updates (page last built: January 13, 2026).
  • Tip: use title pages to check where-to-watch by country and provider.
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1 The Dark Knight(2008)
FR #8 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | UK, USA | English, Mandarin
2 Batman Begins(2005)
FR #269 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | UK, USA | English, Mandarin
3 The Dark Knight Rises(2012)
FR #281 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA, UK | English, Arabic
4 Batman: The Animated Series(1992)
FR #787 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
5 The Batman(2022)
FR #1046 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English, Spanish
6 Batman(1989)
FR #1333 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA, UK | English, French
7 Batman(1966)
FR #1446 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
8 Batman Returns(1992)
FR #3276 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA, UK | English
9 Batman: The Movie(1966)
FR #3929 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English, French
10 Batman Beyond(1999)
FR #5071 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
11 Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm(1993)
FR #6050 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English, Spanish
12 The New Batman Adventures(1997)
FR #6061 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
13 The Batman(2004)
FR #14077 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
14 The Adventures Of Batman(1968)
FR #14971 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
15 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One(2021)
FR #17521 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English, Cantonese
16 Batman: The Brave And The Bold(2008)
FR #17828 | TV | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English
17 Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two(2021)
FR #20258 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English, Italian
18 Batman Beyond: The Movie(1999)
FR #24054 | Movie | SuperHeroes, Action | USA | English

Tags

#thedarkknight#batmanbegins#thedarkknightrises#batmantheanimatedseries#thebatman#batman#batmanreturns#batmanthemovie#batmanbeyond#batmanmaskofthephantasm#thenewbatmanadventures#theadventuresofbatman#batmanthelonghalloweenpartone#batmanthebraveandthebold#batmanthelonghalloweenparttwo#batmanbeyondthemovie

FAQ

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Updated January 13, 2026 · FlickRatings