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A 2005 film by Christopher Nolan that reboots Batman as a psychologically grounded origin story rooted in fear, theatricality, and the urban decay of Gotham.
A 2008 film by Christopher Nolan in which Batman faces the anarchic Joker across a sprawling, morally corroded Gotham City.
A 2012 film by Christopher Nolan that concludes the Dark Knight trilogy with Batman emerging from retirement to face a revolutionary terrorist whose populist rhetoric masks nihilism.