In what order should Batman movies be watched?

Batman, who first appeared as a comic book superhero drawn in the 27th issue of Detective Comics in May 1939, has gained a huge fan base all over the world since that day and has become one of the most important characters of the DC universe.

Many movies have been made so far about Batman, who brought justice to Gotham City in his own way and became memorable with his fight against his notorious enemies like the Joker. Some of these films were successful at the box office, while others were almost disappointed. So, in what order should Batman movies be watched? We explained in our article…


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Batman watch order by release date

Batman character so far 10 different actors gave life. Of course, all of this was not for the big screen, but the constant change in the actor playing the character completely destroyed the story integrity between the films. For this, it would be more accurate to watch Batman movies according to their release dates.

In what order should Batman movies be watched?

  • Batman (1943)
  • Batman and Robin (1949)
  • Batman: The Movie (1966)
  • Batman (1989)
  • Batman Returns (1992)
  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
  • Batman Forever (1995)
  • Batman and Robin (1997)
  • Batman Begins (2005)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
  • Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)
  • Suicide Squad (2016)
  • Justice League (2017)
  • The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
  • Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

Batman movies by era

If the list we have given above is a bit confusing for you, you can watch the Batman movies by classifying them according to their actors, that is, their periods. Of course, at this point, we can safely recommend the Christopher Nolan trilogy in which Christian Bale plays Batman…

Here are the Batman movies by period:

Batman: Christian Bale

In what order should Batman be watched?
  • Batman Begins (2005)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

Batman: Ben Affleck

In what order should Batman be watched?
  • Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice (2016)
  • Suicide Squad (2016)
  • Justice League (2017)
  • Zack Snyder’s Justice League (2021)

Batman: Michael Keaton

In what order should Batman be watched?
  • Batman (1989)
  • Batman Returns (1992)

Batman: Lewis Wilson

  • Batman (1943)
  • Batman: Robert Lowery

    In what order should Batman be watched?
  • Batman and Robin (1949)
  • Batman: Adam West

    In what order should batman be watched?
  • Batman: The Movie (1966)
  • Batman: Kevin Conroy

    In what order should batman be watched?
    In what order should Batman be watched?
  • Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
  • Batman: Val Kilmer

    In what order should batman be watched?
  • Batman Forever (1995)
  • Batman: George Clooney

    In what order should batman be watched?
  • Batman and Robin (1997)
  • Batman: Will Arnett

    In what order should batman be watched?
  • The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
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