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Name: Batman Forever
Director: Joel Schumacher
Genre: action, crime, fantasy
Released: 1995
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Rating: 5.5

Batman Forever has an iRankMovies score of 51.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Batman Forever (1995)

Courage now, truth always, Batman forever!

Release:1995

Runtime:2h 1m

Country:United States

Director:Joel Schumacher

Language:English

Genre

ActionCrimeFantasy

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Keywords

Riddlesuperhero villainRoseBased On ComicPartnerRobinBroken Neck

iRank51

Batman Forever rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.5/10· 279K votes

Rotten Tomatoes41%

Metacritic54%

TMDb5.5/10· 6K votes

With 41% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.5/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Batman Forever

Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian.

Cast of Batman Forever

Val Kilmer
as Batman / Bruce Wayne
Tommy Lee Jones
as Harvey Two-Face / Harvey Dent
Jim Carrey
as Riddler / Edward Nygma
Nicole Kidman
as Dr. Chase Meridian
Chris O'Donnell
as Robin / Dick Grayson
Michael Gough
as Alfred Pennyworth
Pat Hingle
as Commissioner Gordon
Drew Barrymore
as Sugar
Debi Mazar
as Spice
Joe Grifasi
as Bank Guard
René Auberjonois
as Dr. Burton
Elizabeth Sanders
as Gossip Gerty

Batman Forever facts

Budget: $100M
Box office: $336.5M
Collection: Batman Collection

Our take on Batman Forever

Joel Schumacher's 1995 entry swaps the gothic gloom of earlier Batman films for neon-soaked spectacle, and that shift defines whether it works for you. This time the caped crusader juggles two theatrical foes: Two-Face, the scarred former district attorney Harvey Dent, and the Riddler, a jilted ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor bent on revenge. A romance with psychologist Chase Meridian and flashes of grief over his parents' murder add a personal thread. Best suited to viewers who want their superhero action bright, campy and unapologetically loud rather than brooding. If you prefer heightened comic-book fantasy over grounded crime drama, this Gotham holds plenty to enjoy across its action and mystery.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Camp aesthetic offers unique stylistic approach to comic book superhero material
•Action sequences showcase creative choreography within exaggerated visual world
•Joel Schumacher brings distinctive directorial vision to Batman universe