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Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
It has a 65% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and TMDB relationship signals.
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.
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Batman Begins (2005)
It has a 63% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and the same director.
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
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Batman: Assault on Arkham (2014)
It has a 49% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
Batman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller sends her newly-formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum and recover vital information stolen by the Riddler.
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Batman: Year One (2011)
It has a 48% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.
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Batman (1989)
It has a 46% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and shared genres.
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face his most ruthless nemesis ever while protecting both his identity and his love interest, reporter Vicki Vale.
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I Am Number Four (2011)
It has a 45% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and shared genres.
A teenage fugitive with an incredible secret races to stay one step ahead of the mysterious forces seeking destroy him. With three dead and one on the run, the race to find the elusive Number Four begins. Outwardly normal teen John Smith never gets too comfortable in the same identity, and along with his guardian, Henri, he is constantly moving from town to town. With each passing day, John gains a stronger grasp on his extraordinary new powers, and his bond to the beings that share his fantastic fate grows stronger.
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Batman and Harley Quinn (2017)
It has a 44% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, its story and themes and shared genres.
Batman and Nightwing are forced to team with the Joker's sometimes-girlfriend Harley Quinn to stop a global threat brought about by Poison Ivy and Jason Woodrue, the Floronic Man.
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The Flash (1990)
It has a 42% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.
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Whiteout (2009)
It has a 39% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and TMDB relationship signals.
The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.
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Indemnity (2022)
It has a 39% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by shared genres, TMDB relationship signals and its story and themes.
An ex-fireman with PTSD goes on the run when accused of a crime he doesn't even remember committing, leading him down a rabbit hole of conspiracy to the highest degree.
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Hostile Takeover (2025)
It has a 38% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by TMDB relationship signals, shared genres and its story and themes.
Follows Pete, a professional hitman, as he faces a group of assassins after the boss of a crime syndicate suspects disloyalty due to his attendance at Workaholics Anonymous meetings.
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Law Abiding Citizen (2009)
It has a 37% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
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Dark Sunday (1976)
It has a 36% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by shared genres, its story and themes and country of origin.
A skid row reverend helps young junkies to a better life. This incurs the wrath of the local drug dealer who sends his goons after the good minister.
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Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009)
It has a 34% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by its story and themes, country of origin and TMDB relationship signals.
United States President Lex Luthor uses the oncoming trajectory of a Kryptonite meteor to frame Superman and declare a $1 billion bounty on the heads of the Man of Steel and his ‘partner in crime’, Batman. Heroes and villains alike launch a relentless pursuit of Superman and Batman, who must unite—and recruit help—to try and stave off the action-packed onslaught, stop the meteor Luthors plot.
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The Odyssey (2026)
It has a 34% affinity with The Dark Knight, driven mainly by its story and themes, the same director and shared genres.
Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.
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