The Lego Batman Movie

"Always be yourself... unless you can be Batman."

2017 1h 44m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 5,597

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Synopsis

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A cooler-than-ever Batman must face the usual villains as the Joker plots a takeover of Gotham City. But when Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick, he’s forced to give up his lone-vigilante ways and learn to work with others.

“Always be yourself... unless you can be Batman.”

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Cast

Will Arnett
Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
Michael Cera
Robin / Dick Grayson (voice)
Rosario Dawson
Batgirl / Barbara Gordon (voice)
Ralph Fiennes
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
Zach Galifianakis
Joker (voice)
Jenny Slate
Harley Quinn (voice)
Jason Mantzoukas
Scarecrow (voice)
Conan O'Brien
The Riddler (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris McKay
Writers: Chris McKenna, John Whittington, Seth Grahame-Smith
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Australia

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Australia.

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CAST

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374+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Matt Villa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Will Arnett and Michael Cera and Rosario Dawson carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris McKay directs. Lorne Balfe scores. Matt Villa cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Australia. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $80M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
3Released 9 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Australia.
5374+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Matt Villa shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Will Arnett and Michael Cera and Rosario Dawson carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Always be yourself... unless you can be Batman.".
10IMDB entry: tt4116284 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "superhero", "based on comic", "based on toy", "spin off".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Lorne Balfe
Editing: Matt Villa
Production design: Grant Freckelton
VFX supervisor: Sabrina Scalfari
Sound: Unsun Song
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $80,000,000
Box office: $311,950,384
Return: 390% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

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Gimly2017-04-04
★ 7/10
How do I feel about The Lego Batman Movie? Pissed off. That's how I feel. Pissed off that to get another great Batman movie, we had to wait 5 years and for bloody LEGO of all properties to get their hands on the damn thing. Seriously though Lego Batman is pretty gold. Most of all I would recommend it to Batman fans, because there's a couple of tiny little off-the-cuff references you'll get an extra kick out of, but it'll also work for fans of the original Lego Movie, and for kids too. Final rating:★★★½ - I strongly recommend you make the time.
SJC2017-06-09
DA DA DA DA BATMAN - I MEAN: LEGO BATMAN Not only in the fun style of the recent Lego film but the 1965-1068 TV show from Fox and Greenaways with DC with Adam West and Burt Ward, and which was produced and narrated by Bill Dozier with bat gusto, this is the second Lego film and the first real fun Batman film and treatment since that 1960s series (which, by the way, had its OWN 1966 Batman movie!). Susan "Pewter" Bennett, btw,also is Siri and is billied as such. Also another unique female voice:Jenny Slate ("Bellwether" in Zootopia) is Harley Quinn. Numerous funny song references make this an excellent movie..
Reno2017-08-18
★ 8/10
All important movies start with a black screen... As the new millennium began, alongside the LEGO films born, but it all started with the song, the breakthrough song 'Everything is Awesome' a couple of years ago. Since then, we all thought LEGO was a new format in 3D animation like Anime in 2D Animation. So I was expecting very eagerly what could be the second LEGO film. When they had announced it was going to be 'Batman', many 'Batman' fans were elated. So here we are. It took a longer time than expected to hit the screen. I'd lost hope in this, because all the sweet memories of the firs LEGO film were fading away from me. So I could not say or think anything about it. That's all changed once I watched it. While watching it, everything was restored like waking up after I was knocked down with a big blow to the head. That reminded how badly I missed it. One of the best animations. It can't be compared to the normal animation. It is more like a jerky type, similar to stop-motion, but done in softwares. Anyway, it was not about the animation. It was the story and dialogues. The best Batman film was a very serious film, but this one was so fun. For all ages, a non stop entertainment guaranteed. The surprise was all the villains coming together in one place. When the Batman ignores his arch-rival, the Joker, he is set to redefine his position to fight the Batman. His comeback endangers the whole Gotham city. Then the black clad, the Batman, with the support of his sidekicks, fights to save the city from devastating. The remaining is how it all ends. The voice-over artists were awesome, but first, my praise goes to the screen and dialogue writers. As I said, nothing was great in animation, especially if you had seen the previous LEGO film. All one can see is LEGOS everywhere, the world, the city, the characters made of LEGOS and then even the explosives and other special effects are kind of LEGO brick style visual. But top to bottom a very enjoyable film. An animation that should not be missed. Probably it could contest in the upcoming Oscars. Now all my eyes are towards 'Ninjago'. Bring it on. 8/10