The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight is broadly considered to be one of the best comic book movies ever made. Released in July of 2008, the film quickly picked up superior reviews for its themes, layering, and compelling storylines. 

Perhaps the film's greatest selling feature came out of tragedy, as star Heath Ledger, who played the villainous Joker, passed away after shooting of the film concluded. Ledger died in January of 2008. His performance in The Dark Knight is considered by many to be iconic, with some critics leading a campaign to have Ledger nominated for an Oscar.

Along with Ledger, the movie stars Christian Bale as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent/Two-face, Michael Caine as Alfred, Gary Oldman as James Gordon, and Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes.

The film gathered immense critical acclaim, but the praise was not unanimous. The overwhelming box office success of The Dark Knight made it just the second movie ever to earn more than $500 million at the North American box office.

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• Dear Hollywood: It’s Over Between Us

  
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• The Dark Knight vs Inception

  
  FILMdetail — Authority: 133
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• The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Cannes Poster

  
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• Surreal First Poster for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ With Leonardo DiCaprio

  
  Backseat Cuddler — Authority: 554
  Here’s the first poster for the upcoming film Inception from Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan.This movie is bound to be good, Christopher Nolan hasn’t had a miss yet. It seems like it has elements of noir and crime/thriller with the spice of sci-fi all over. I’m really looking forward to this one, ...
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• Dreamy New The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Poster

  
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• Warning: this photo may make your insides explode.

  
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• The Best of the Decade: Superhero Flicks

  
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• Metacritic’s best- and worst-reviewed movies of the decade: How many have you seen?

  
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• VIDEO: Hot Toys BATMAN DX 02 FIGURE The Dark Knight Movie Version

  
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• Batman Parody Video: THE DARK KNIGHT IS CONFUSED by Key of Awesome

  
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• Revival House: Nine Badass Movie Openings

  
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• Your daily clever observation from FilmDrunk: Christopher...

  
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• Swipe File: Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight and Christopher...

  
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• Best in film in 2009: Austin Film Critics Association

  
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• The Inception Poster: A Couple Things You Might Not Have Noticed

  
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• Christopher Nolan’s Inception Gets A Poster

  
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• Latest Poster for Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Released

  
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• 15 Best Films of the 21st Century!

  
  Hollywire.com — Authority: 613
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