Batman Begins (2005)
Bruce Wayne trains abroad, becomes Batman and confronts Ra’s al Ghul’s attack on Gotham. The film uses the comics chiefly as a foundation for its screen version of…
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The Dark Knight (2008)
Batman, Gordon and Harvey Dent face the Joker’s campaign to corrupt Gotham. Its comic connection is a synthesis: familiar characters and ideas are combined into a new cinematic…
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
A broken Bruce Wayne returns when Bane seizes Gotham and exposes its buried lies. Its closest comic relationship is major batman arcs synthesized, with the feature reshaping that…
Explore The Dark Knight trilogy
3 films in the movie library2005–2012 release span11 comic connections
Browse the films below as a connected viewing guide. Each movie page links its characters, comic-book influences and related titles so you can keep exploring the series.
Series overview
Explore the continuity
Use the release-order film list below as a straightforward viewing guide. Each movie guide connects back to its principal characters and highlights the comic references associated with that particular adaptation.
From screen to page
Other comics referenced by these films
Additional source-material touchpoints from the movie guides below. Essential character keys already shown above are not repeated here.
Batman: Year One #404–407The Man Who FallsDetective Comics #235Batman #232Key issue guide →The Long Halloween #1–13Batman #1Key issue guide →The Killing JokeThe Man Who LaughsKnightfall (Batman #491–500)No Man’s Land
