Christopher Nolan's Batman · about a year after Batman Begins

The Dark Knight

Batman vs. Heath Ledger's Joker

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Do you need to watch it before The Batman Part II?

Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

Where it falls in the order

Main storynot included
Chronological2 of 6
Everything8 of 12

BeforeBatman Begins

AfterThe Dark Knight Rises

Post-credits scenes

No post-credits scenes. You can stop when the credits roll.

Spoilers for this title

Quick recap

About a year later, Batman, Lieutenant Jim Gordon and new district attorney Harvey Dent team up to break Gotham's mob. Bruce dreams of retiring and being with Rachel Dawes, now Dent's girlfriend. The Joker turns up robbing a mob bank and offers the bosses to kill Batman. Once caught, the Joker springs a trap: Rachel dies in an explosion and half of Dent's face is burned. Dent becomes Two-Face. The Joker also threatens to blow up two ferries, but the passengers refuse to kill each other. Batman captures him. Dent dies after taking Gordon's family hostage, and Batman takes the blame for his crimes to protect the city's hero. He becomes a fugitive.

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4 easter eggs

Hidden details

Behind the scenesThe first big IMAX movie
The Dark Knight was the first major Hollywood film shot with IMAX cameras. About 28 minutes of the final cut use the format, starting with the bank heist.
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CameoScarecrow in the parking garage
Cillian Murphy returns as the Scarecrow early on, dealing drugs in a parking garage until Batman shows up.
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CameoA Batman-fan senator
Patrick Leahy, a U.S. senator and open Batman fan, cameos as a guest at Bruce's fundraiser for Harvey Dent.
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Behind the scenesThe Joker diary
Heath Ledger spent about a month shut in a hotel room reading comics, then kept a Joker diary of images and notes for the character. He won the supporting actor Oscar posthumously.
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