The Dark Knight Rises
The legend ends.
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.
- Director
- Christopher Nolan
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $1.08B
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Dark Knight Rises actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Dark Knight Rises appears in 10 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Christopher Nolan Movies Ranked Ranked #8
Placed at #8 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #34
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- Crime Movies Ranked #35
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- Best Action Movies Ranked #37
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- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #38
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- Action Movies Ranked #39
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- Thriller Movies Ranked #40
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- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #46
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- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #68
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- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #171
Placed at #171 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Dark Knight Rises returned 4.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $250M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $1.08B
- Release date
- Jul 17, 2012
- Runtime
- 2h 45m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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