Movies like Batman 1989

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Batman (1989)
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Batman (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The Dark Knight of Gotham City begins his war on crime with his first major enemy being the clownishly homicidal Joker, who has seized control of Gotham's underworld.
Style: atmospheric, bleak, visual, neo noir, saga, suspenseful, entertaining, action packed, cult classic, stylized ...
Audience: kids, teens, boys' night, date night
Plot: superhero, batman, vigilante, psychopath, good versus evil, double life, organized crime, corruption, district attorney, secret identity, disfigurement, crime fighter, police, obsessive love, city, costumed hero, pretty woman, multiverse, insanity, servant, damsel in distress, gangster, love affair, dark hero, villain ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1989, 1920s, future, 20s
Place: usa, north america, united states of america
Keyword: reboot, retrospective, bell tower, challenge, rose, gangsters

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Most similar movies to Batman

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out cult classic, exciting, serious and suspenseful films with plots about heroes, villain, good versus evil, rivalry, superhero, explosion and escapades mostly in Action, Adventure and Sci-Fi genres. Some movies like Batman: Spider-Man 2 (2004), The Shadow (1994), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), Superman (1978), Spider-Man (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Batman Returns (1992)
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 126 min.
Story: Having defeated the Joker, Batman now faces the Penguin - a warped and deformed individual who is intent on being accepted into Gotham society. Crooked businessman Max Schreck is coerced into helping him become Mayor of Gotham and they both attempt ...
Style: gothic, stylized, intense, disturbing, psychological ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, boys' night, date night
Plot: superhero, villain, revenge, femme fatale, cat, christmas, batman, corruption, double life, vigilante, transformation, circus ...
Time: year 1992, 20th century, 90s
Place: usa
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 7.5
 702K
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Peter Parker is going through a major identity crisis. Burned out from being Spider-Man, he decides to shelve his superhero alter ego, which leaves the city suffering in the wake of carnage left by the evil Doc Ock. In the meantime, Parker still ...
Style: exciting, action packed, intense, saga, serious ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night, date night, kids ...
Plot: superhero, mad scientist, double life, superhuman powers, disguise, friendship, vigilante, fantasy world, multiverse, super villain, fight, life philosophy ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, y2k, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.4
 265K
Batman Forever (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 121 min.
Story: The Dark Knight of Gotham City confronts a dastardly duo: Two-Face and the Riddler. Formerly District Attorney Harvey Dent, Two-Face believes Batman caused the courtroom accident which left him disfigured on one side. And Edward Nygma, ...
Style: light, stylized, entertaining, action packed, saga ...
Audience: kids, teens, chick flick, boys' night, family outing ...
Plot: superhero, batman, partner, good versus evil, vigilante, millionaire, disfigurement, psychologist, halloween, villain, circus, justice ...
Time: 90s, year 1995, 20th century
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 8.2
 1.6M
Batman Begins (2005)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal ...
Style: suspense, dark, exciting, action packed, harsh ...
Audience: teens, manly, chick flick, kids, boys' night
Plot: superhero, batman, heroes, secret identity, double life, corruption, disguise, martial arts, good versus evil, social decay, justice, vigilante ...
Time: 2000s, year 2005, 20th century, 80s, 90s ...
Place: usa, himalaya, africa, tibet
⇓ similarity ⇓
83%
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 27K
The Shadow (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Based on the 1930's comic strip, puts the hero up against his arch enemy, Shiwan Khan, who plans to take over the world by holding a city to ransom using an atom bomb. Using his powers of invisibility and "The power to cloud men's ...
Style: exciting, entertaining, suspenseful, visually stunning, dieselpunk ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot: vigilante, superhero, good versus evil, monk, radio, secret identity, transformation, mad scientist, heroic mission, danger, undercover, escapades ...
Time: 1930s, year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place: new york, asia, usa, tibet
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: Peter Parker is an outcast high schooler abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May. Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. As Peter ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, teen, sentimental, touching ...
Audience: teens, boys' night, family outing, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot: superhero, mad scientist, good versus evil, super powers, revenge, teenage girl, superhuman powers, heroes, teenager, vigilante, spider, transformation ...
Time: year 2012, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
 187K
Superman (1978)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 143 min.
Story: Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Style: epic, exciting, tense, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, boys' night, family outing
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, double life, space and aliens, comic book, save the world, time travel, heroes, alien, megalomaniac, superman, super powers ...
Time: year 1978, 70s, 20th century, year 1948, 60s ...
Place: new york, san francisco, kansas, california, midwest ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 3.8
 267K
Batman & Robin (1997)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Along with crime-fighting partner Robin and new recruit Batgirl, Batman battles the dual threat of frosty genius Mr. Freeze and homicidal horticulturalist Poison Ivy. Freeze plans to put Gotham City on ice, while Ivy tries to drive a wedge between ...
Style: sexy, exciting, stylized, serious, saga ...
Audience: teens, kids, chick flick, boys' night, date night ...
Plot: superhero, double life, mad scientist, transformation, good versus evil, justice, vigilante, batman, chase, secret identity, superhuman powers, fighting crime ...
Time: year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place: india, south america
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Movie in collections
 7.4
 873K
Spider-Man (2002)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After being bitten by a genetically altered spider, nerdy high school student Peter Parker is endowed with amazing powers.
Style: serious, exciting, entertaining, intense, suspense ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, girls' night, date night ...
Plot: superhero, vigilante, courage, thanksgiving, secret identity, superhuman powers, super villain, selflessness, evil, transformation, teenage boy, good versus evil ...
Time: 2000s, y2k, year 2002, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, north america, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.1
 36K
The Phantom (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 100 min.
Story: The 21st successor to the role of Bengalla's resident superhero must travel to New York to prevent a rich madman from obtaining three magic skulls that would give him the secret to ultimate power.
Style: light, entertaining, exciting, humorous, saga ...
Audience: kids, teens, boys' night
Plot: superhero, comic book, good versus evil, escapades, villain, heroes, island, vigilante, treasure hunt, one man army, silver, chase ...
Time: 1930s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939
Place: fictional island, new york, usa, southeast asia, thailand ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 151 min.
Story: Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman ...
Style: exciting, stylized, epic, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: superhero, batman, revenge, superhuman powers, heroes, superman, justice, vigilante, good versus evil, wonder woman, alien, save the world ...
Time: year 2016, 2010s, year 1918, year 1981, 21st century
Place: usa, washington d.c., detroit, kansas, africa ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.3
 633K
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: The seemingly invincible Spider-Man goes up against an all-new crop of villains – including the shape-shifting Sandman. While Spider-Man’s superpowers are altered by an alien organism, his alter ego, Peter Parker, deals with nemesis Eddie Brock ...
Style: exciting, action packed, sentimental, saga, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night, date night, family outing
Plot: superhero, heroes, superhuman powers, good versus evil, double life, fantasy world, spider man, disguise, multiverse, fight, vigilante, super powers ...
Time: year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.1
 808K
Man of Steel (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 143 min.
Story: A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save the world from annihilation ...
Style: exciting, serious, visually stunning, stylized, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night
Plot: superhero, good versus evil, superhuman powers, alien invasion, double life, secret identity, superman, vigilante, earth, villain, space travel, adoptive father ...
Time: year 2013, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa, canada, kansas
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.8
 774K
The Batman (2022)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 176 min.
Story: In his second year of fighting crime, Batman uncovers corruption in Gotham City that connects to his own family while facing a serial killer known as the Riddler.
Style: neo noir, detective, tense, gothic, epic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: superhero, corruption, psychopath, vigilante, masked superhero, batman, organized crime, vengeance, gotham city, serial killer, dark hero, villain ...
Time: 2020s
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. ...
Style: epic, saga, hilarious, cult classic, suspenseful ...
Audience: family outing, teens
Plot: superhero, superman, comic book, superpower, space, super powers, multiverse, heroes, alien, superhuman powers, astronaut, villain ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, new york, italy, russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Escape from New York (1981)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country's worst criminals are left to form their own anarchic society. However, when the President of the United States crash ...
Style: apocalyptic, exciting, futuristic, grindhouse, serious ...
Audience: manly, teens, boys' night
Plot: dystopia, cyberpunk, prison, race against time, escape, post apocalypse, hostage, dystopian future, end of the world, rescue, distopia, darkness ...
Time: future, near future, 80s, year 1981, distant future ...
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Germany, Czech Republic, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story: To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.
Style: entertaining, exciting, atmospheric, offbeat, action packed ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, teens
Plot: steampunk, vampire, superhero, comic book, adventurer, heroic mission, secret service, immortality, comic hero, ghost ship, alternate reality, alter ego ...
Time: victorian era, year 2003, 20th century, 19th century, future ...
Place: venice, britain, europe, kenya, mediterranean sea ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 9.0
 2.8M
The Dark Knight (2008)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 152 min.
Story: Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but ...
Style: suspense, neo noir, exciting, atmospheric, epic ...
Audience: manly, date night, kids, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: superhero, batman, heroes, secret identity, tragic hero, psychopath, moral dilemma, corruption, organized crime, joker, double life, villain ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, future, 21st century
Place: usa, london, hong kong
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: When Dr. Henry Jones Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Indiana must team up with Marcus Brody, Sallah and Elsa Schneider to follow in his father's footsteps and stop the Nazis from recovering the ...
Style: breathtaking, entertaining, exciting, epic, action packed ...
Audience: family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, manly ...
Plot: treasure hunt, holy grail, archaeologist, archaeology, adventurer, map, artifact, treasure, knight, father son relationship, mythology, indiana jones ...
Time: 1930s, 20th century, year 1989, 90s, year 1912 ...
Place: germany, israel, utah, san francisco, venice ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.8
 114K
Superman II (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by Gen. Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to ...
Style: exciting, saga, epic, cult classic, psychotronic ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, boys' night
Plot: superhero, superhuman powers, comic book, space and aliens, alien invasion, superman, super powers, revenge, superpower, alien, prison escape, female alien ...
Time: 80s, year 1980, year 2016
Place: washington d.c., new york, usa, idaho, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 136 min.
Story: After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes ...
Style: exciting, epic, futuristic, suspenseful, political ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night ...
Plot: superhero, conspiracy, tough girl, one against many, assassin, heroism, comic book, friendship, female agent, chase, villain, anti heroine ...
Time: 2010s, year 2014, future, 21st century
Place: washington d.c., new jersey, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 5.5
 295K
Green Lantern (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: For centuries, a small but powerful force of warriors called the Green Lantern Corps has sworn to keep intergalactic order. Each Green Lantern wears a ring that grants him superpowers. But when a new enemy called Parallax threatens to destroy the ...
Style: entertaining, stylized, suspenseful, exciting, epic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: superhero, alien, superhuman powers, alien invasion, superpower, chosen one, super powers, comic book, good versus evil, humanoid, fantasy world, space ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, year 1993, year 1991, 90s ...
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.2
 269K
GoldenEye (1995)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: James Bond must unmask the mysterious head of the Janus Syndicate and prevent the leader from utilizing the GoldenEye weapons system to inflict devastating revenge on Britain.
Style: exciting, intense, serious, saga, suspenseful ...
Audience: chick flick, kids, girls' night, manly, boys' night
Plot: james bond, espionage, spy, satellite, woman with a gun, agent, mission, bond girl, romancing partners, terrorism, 007, organized crime ...
Time: year 1995, 90s, 20th century, year 1986, 80s
Place: london, paris france, europe, cuba, britain ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Never Say Never Again (1983)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story: James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 one more time to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, ...
Style: entertaining, exciting, cult classic, saga, slasher ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: james bond, spy, 007, espionage, car chase, terrorism, secret agent, agent, assassin, tough girl, secret service, underwater ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: caribbean, bahamas, french riviera, monte carlo, england ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 6.6
 111K
Licence to Kill (1989)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Mexico
Duration: 133 min.
Story: James Bond and his American colleague Felix Leiter arrest the drug lord Sanchez who succeeds in escaping and takes revenge on Felix and his wife. Bond knows but just one thing: revenge.
Style: saga, exciting, controversial, cult classic, slasher ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: james bond, 007, vengeance, spy, woman with a gun, drug lord, secret agent, secret service, shark, secret service agent, revenge, cold war ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: latin america, colombia, florida, mexico, miami ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Spain
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to a protect beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic ...
Style: suspense, entertaining, action packed, saga, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: james bond, 007, terrorism, secret service, spy, oil, secret agent, espionage, agent, femme fatale, chase, explosions ...
Time: year 1999, 90s, 20th century
Place: london, turkey, england, istanbul turkey, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
A View to a Kill (1985)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story: A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions ...
Style: exciting, realistic, serious, suspenseful, sexy ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: 007, james bond, espionage, british secret service, chase, cold war, secret service, malice, villain, race against time, secret agent, agent ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1985
Place: san francisco, paris france, california, france, bay area ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Style: exciting, breathtaking, epic, atmospheric, semi serious ...
Audience: kids, family outing, manly, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: treasure hunt, archaeologist, indiana jones, treasure, adventurer, archaeology, nazi, artifact, chase, villain, desert, escapades ...
Time: 1930s, year 1936, 20th century, 90s, year 1981
Place: egypt, south america, nepal, africa, himalaya ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 7.2
 444K
King Kong (2005)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand, Germany
Duration: 187 min.
Story: In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
Style: sentimental, scenic, suspense, emotional, epic ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, manly, boys' night ...
Plot: creature, jungle, dinosaur, king kong, monster, beast, gorilla, giant ape, island, rescue, giant animal, monkey ...
Time: year 2005, 1930s, prehistoric times, jurassic, 20th century ...
Place: new york, empire state building manhattan new york city, fictional island, usa, manhattan new york city ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: USA, China
Duration: 131 min.
Story: Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Style: breathtaking, suspense, suspenseful, entertaining, sexy ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, chick flick, boys' night, adult
Plot: spy, mission, espionage, conspiracy, tough guy, female agent, rogue agent, cia agent, tough girl, secret service, terrorist plot, cia ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: london, austria, vienna, europe, morocco ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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