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Batman

1989 film directed by Tim Burton
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Batman
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Summary

Batman is a film[1]. Batman ranks in the top 0.66% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44,133 views/month, #623 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Tim Burton[3]
  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Production Design[4]
  • Director: Tim Burton[5]
  • Screenwriter: Sam Hamm[6], Warren Skaaren[7], utyhgfre[8]
  • Composer: Danny Elfman[9]
  • Genre: neo-noir[10], action film[11], superhero film[12]
  • Based on: Batman[13]
  • Followed by: Batman Returns[14]
  • Cast member: Jack Palance[15], Michael Gough[16], Robert Wuhl[17], Michael Keaton[18], Jack Nicholson[19], Kim Basinger[20], Pat Hingle[21], Jerry Hall[22], William Hootkins[23], Billy Dee Williams[24], Christopher Fairbank[25], Lee Wallace[26], Tracey Walter[27], Mac McDonald[28]
  • Producer: Peter Guber[29], Michael Uslan[30], Jon Peters[31], Benjamin Melniker[32]
  • Part of the series: Batman in film[33], Batman film series 1989-97[34]
  • Collection: Museum of Modern Art[35]
  • Production company: PolyGram Filmed Entertainment[36], Universal Pictures[37], Warner Bros. Entertainment[38]
  • Director of photography: Roger Pratt[39]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[40]
  • Commons category: Batman (1989)[41]
  • Soundtrack release: Batman[42]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[43]
  • Review score: 77%[44], 7.1/10[45], 69/100[46]
  • Color: color[47]
  • Country of origin: United States[48], United Kingdom[49]
  • Publication date: June 23, 1989[50], October 20, 1989[51], October 26, 1989[52], September 13, 1989[53], 1989[54], August 11, 1989[55]
  • Characters: Jim Gordon[56], The Joker[57], Harvey Dent[58], Vicki Vale[59], Alfred Pennyworth[60], Bruce Wayne[61], Alexander Knox[62]

Why It Matters

Batman has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[63] Batman is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[64]

FAQs

What awards did Batman receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Production Design[4].

Related Entities

Batman Batman Batman Returns Billy Dee Williams Bob Kane Danny Elfman England film Haucourt Jack Nicholson Jack Palance Jerry Hall Kim Basinger Michael Gough Michael Keaton Museum of Modern Art Netflix Pat Hingle The Batman Tim Burton United Kingdom United States utyhgfre

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [28] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [3] ↑ . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . sfi.se. sfi.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . allocine.fr. allocine.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  57. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [63] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [64] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ampas collections film id → W084626
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Ampas collections film id: W084626, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/290954|batch #290954]]"
  2. 5d ago · MrRobertman · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Blu-ray.com film id → 21098
    Rtc film rating → A
    Filmweb.pl film id → 1024
    Chvrs classification → PG
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Publication date: 11 August 1989, Added via Tricorder v5.4"
  3. 20d ago · ערן · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Batman Returns
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Followed by: Batman Returns, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/562cc608e4c7|details]])"
  4. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 96895
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 96895, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269672|batch #269672]]"
  5. 7w ago · Leandro Di Renzo · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14440 → 0OWK03MO2F6JPCMHYRQWJMDPUY
    Filmová databáze film id → 1357
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14440: 0OWK03MO2F6JPCMHYRQWJMDPUY"
  6. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 29761
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create P14671 statements based on Rating certificate id qualifier"
  7. 14w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14567 → SID0021481
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14567: SID0021481, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783189962265"
  8. 15w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14587 → 77
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14587: 77, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296211341|バットマン (#296211341)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8113|1SCREEN movies]] #mix'n'match"
  9. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 592
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  10. 18w ago · J 1982 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Imdb id: tt0096895"
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