
The Dark Knight Rises
Bane, an imposing terrorist, attacks Gotham City and disrupts its eight-year-long period of peace. This forces Bruce Wayne to come out of hiding and don the cape and cowl of Batman again.
Trailer
Director
Christopher Nolan
Studio
N/A
Release
20 Jul 2012
Runtime
164 min
Genres
Action, Crime, Drama
Cast & Characters

Christian Bale

Tom Hardy

Anne Hathaway
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Critical Assessment
The Dark Knight Rises holds 8.4/10 on IMDb (1,990,749 votes), 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.4/10 on IMDb (1,990,749 votes), 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, 78/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
Fan & Critic Buzz
The public reaction to "The Dark Knight Rises" is largely positive, with many praising the film's conclusion of Christopher Nolan's trilogy and performances from its cast. Some critics felt that the film could have been stronger, but overall, opinions are divided as some find it weaker than previous films in the series.
Reviews
I felt like this was a tremendous end to Nolan's Batman trilogy. The Dark Knight Rises may very well have been the weakest of all 3 films but when you're talking about a scale of this magnitude, it still makes this one of the best movies I've seen in the past few years. I expecte…
Travis Bell · 9/10I personally thought this film is on par if not better than the Dark Knight. Whilst some think the film is too long for the story I didn't find this. The length of the film is longer than some (but doesn't feel it), I liked that the film took it's time rather than shoving more el…
Chris · 10/10The Dark Knight Rises is one of the best movies to come out in 2012. The story compels you to watch it time and time again. It also has I of, I my opinion, the best bad guys in any movie, Bane! Batman was well played as all ways and the cast where well selected. I think this movi…
GeekMasher · 9.5/10No doubt that the movie is one of the best movies of this era. The film doesn't lack in whatever it try to do.It has Simple narration with extraordinary Direction,Acting,Music,Cinematography and a lot of qualities. Christian Bale is supremely entertaining for sure. The person beh…
While it's clearly not as superlative as its famous predecessor, it's simply because of both Heath Ledger's outstanding and Oscar-winning performance, and the character of the Joker's etching in our collective unconscious as the greatest comic-book villain ever created (with Lex…
talisencrw · 10/10So here we have it. The end of a trilogy, the end of an era of the universe of Batman through the eyes of Christopher Nolan. And baby, it goes out with a bang... Going into the theatre tonight I actually wasn't sure what I was up for. I loved Batman Begins, but I didn't actually…
DoryDarko · 10/10Batman was one of my childhood heroes from the Comic magazines even though the Swedish plonkers, in their infinite stupidity, had renamed him to something as ridiculous “Läderlappen” which basically translates into “patch of leather”. Thus, when Christopher Nolan brought us Batma…
Dark Jedi · 5/10"And when it is done, and Gotham is in ashes, then you have my permission to die." - Bane, the Dark Knight Rises. An epic, amazing end to the Dark Knight trilogy, with great acting, numerous complex subplots, a creepy villain, amazing action scenes and a heart-thumping score. I r…
Reviewsforlife · 10/10Even though the plot feels messier than the previous two installments, one cannot resist a smile after the unexpected twist and final scenes, which make ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ a worthy final chapter of Nolan's epical trilogy. 9/10
AstroNoud · 9/10Tom Hardy is superb in this denouement to Christopher Nolan's "Batman" trilogy. His depiction of the clever and malevolent "Bane" is intricate and terrifying in equal measure. Christian Bale also has the role very much under control now as he joins forces with his old pal "Gordon…
CinemaSerf · 7/10I enjoyed watching the Dark Knight. They were at least able to keep the same batman from the the last one made too.
Andre Gonzales · 8/10
From the trailer's comments
That shot of Bruce backing up, out of breath and afraid as Bane steps into the shot still gives me chills years later.
@Luke47895 · 1676 likesI miss the nostalgic moment of being so excited for this movie
@RedOctane9 · 1940 likesAnyone else just randomly getting this is there recommend in 2020...
@Austin-123 · 3958 likesWho got this rrccomended after the new batman trailer came out
@anushanbalakumar4615 · 963 likes2011: 2012: 2013: 2014: 2015: 2016: 2017: 2018: 2019: This is not the trailer the recommendation needs,but the trailer it deserves 2020: Ah shit...here we go again. 2021: *Dj Khalid voice* "Another one"
@swayampatel4352 · 2656 likesI will never forget the first time I saw this, it gave me chills. Especially that shot where Batman was backing up Edit: Holy shit! All these likes!
@TheAmazingBLYATman · 4481 likesI loved how the Batman symbol represents the overall theme of each movie: Batman Begins was fear, so you see the Batman symbol with bats in the sky. Dark Knight was chaos, so you see the Batman symbol with fire and explosions. Dark Knight Rises was pain, so you se the Batman symb…
@Strider-Ragnarok · 2197 likesI remember when I first saw this. It was so epic when Gordon said, "The Batman has to come back."
@Deadpool784 · 854 likes