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Batman Returns (1992)
348K
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
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 to expose Batman in a different light. Selina Kyle, Max's secretary, is thrown from the top of a building and is transformed into Catwoman - a mysterious figure who has the same personality disorder as Batman. Batman must attempt to clear his name, all the time deciding just what must be done with the Catwoman.
Style:
gothic, mysterious, stylized, saga, disturbing, intense, psychological, light, atmospheric, serious ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night, date night
Plot:
superhero, villain, batman, revenge, christmas, femme fatale, cat, vigilante, corruption, double life, christmas season, circus, transformation, cemetery, freak, mansion, sewer, christmas tree lighting, crime fighter, dark hero, heroes, secret identity, orphan, gotham city, superheroine ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, 90s, 1990s
Place:
usa, north america
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Most similar movies to Batman Returns
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, epic, cult classic and psychotronic films with plots about heroes, villain, superhero, vigilante, violence, dark hero and fight mostly in Action, Fantasy and Crime genres. Some movies like Batman Returns: Batman (1989), The Shadow (1994), Dick Tracy (1990), The Batman (2022), Batman & Robin (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
429K
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, saga, neo noir, visual ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night, date night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, batman, justice, villain, good versus evil, insanity, corruption, costumed hero, organized crime, criminal, trauma ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1989, 1920s, future
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
100%
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:
entertaining, visually stunning, suspenseful, dieselpunk, neo noir ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, good versus evil, superhero, immortality, monk, undercover, radio, alter ego, secret identity, dark hero, transformation, mind control ...
Time:
1930s, year 1994, 90s, 20th century
Place:
new york, asia, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, tibet
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Music, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Style:
detective, stylized, visually stunning, visual, light ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, boys' night
Plot:
police detective, gangster, organized crime, good versus evil, comic book, mafia, superhero, crime boss, storytelling, dark hero, corruption, fighting crime ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
chicago, usa
Similarity:
100%
915K
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, gothic, tense, cult classic, action adventure ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, organized crime, corruption, gotham city, dark hero, batman, masked superhero, vengeance, psychopath, killing spree, villain ...
Time:
2020s
Similarity:
100%
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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, saga, exciting, stylized, serious ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, boys' night, date night ...
Plot:
double life, superhero, vigilante, mad scientist, transformation, justice, superheroine, batman, undercover, alter ego, chase, dark hero ...
Time:
year 1997, 20th century, 90s
Place:
south america, india
Similarity:
75%
465K
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
When timid bank clerk Stanley Ipkiss discovers a magical mask containing the spirit of the Norse god Loki, his entire life changes. While wearing the mask, Ipkiss becomes a supernatural playboy exuding charm and confidence which allows him to catch ...
Style:
funny, humorous, light, hilarious, entertaining ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, family friendly ...
Plot:
superhero, villain, alter ego, gangster, superhuman powers, transformation, double life, magic, split personality, dog, supernatural power, nightclub ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1994
Place:
new york, usa
Similarity:
75%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
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, humorous, exciting, entertaining, saga ...
Audience:
kids, teens, boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, superhero, comic book, alter ego, masked man, good versus evil, escapades, villain, heroes, island, silver, treasure hunt ...
Time:
1930s, year 1996, 20th century, year 1938, year 1939
Place:
fictional island, new york, usa, new york state, southeast asia ...
Similarity:
100%
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:
stylized, saga, entertaining, gothic, action packed ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, family outing, date night ...
Plot:
superhero, batman, partner, vigilante, halloween, psychologist, disfigurement, millionaire, circus, villain, dark hero, mind control ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place:
usa, north america
Similarity:
50%
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Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
After Ashe and his little son are murdered violently for no reason by Judah's men, he returns from the dead to take revenge. One after one, Judah's people face the power of the dark angel. The second film based on James O'Barr's ...
Style:
gothic, cult classic, atmospheric, dark, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
supernatural, revenge, tragic hero, afterlife, good versus evil, crow, back from the dead, vigilante, comic book, goth, murder, superhero ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, usa
Similarity:
67%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Morocco
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:
visually stunning, epic, philosophical, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, family friendly, chick flick, kids, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, batman, superhuman powers, revenge, justice, vigilante, heroes, violence, good versus evil, superman, death, super powers ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s, year 2015, year 2014, year 1981 ...
Place:
usa, washington d.c., kansas, africa, tijuana mexico ...
Similarity:
100%
692K
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, saga, action packed, sentimental, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, boys' night, date night, chick flick
Plot:
superhero, spider man, superhuman powers, heroes, double life, villain, vigilante, amnesia, fantasy world, revenge, disguise, multiverse ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, empire state building manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
Similarity:
100%
294K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on ...
Style:
detective, entertaining, suspense, tense, humorous ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
police, gunfight, reluctant partners, buddy, buddy cop, christmas, chase, badass, police partner, police officer, car chase, police investigation ...
Time:
80s, year 1987, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, vietnam, beverly hills ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again. A Rookie cop named Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, visually stunning, action packed, visual ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
secret identity, female assassin, vigilante, heroes, superhero, comic book, vigilantism, fighting crime, samurai, villain, police officer killed, existentialism ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Similarity:
50%
132K
Genre: Action, Crime, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Liquidated after discovering a corporate conspiracy, mild-mannered graphic artist Patience Phillips washes up on an island, where she's resurrected and endowed with the prowess of a cat -- and she's eager to use her new skills ... as a ...
Style:
exciting, saga, action packed, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, female protagonist, transformation, tough girl, superhuman powers, female fighter, superheroine, vigilantism, vigilante, masked superhero, woman with a gun, imaginary ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Similarity:
20%
38K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The Dynamic Duo faces four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
Style:
cult classic, saga, exciting, humorous, stylized ...
Audience:
kids, date night, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens
Plot:
superhero, batman, good versus evil, super villain, vigilante, comic book, male male relationship, villain, kickass women, rescue, superpower, heroes ...
Time:
20th century, year 1966, 60s
Place:
north america, pentagon
Similarity:
36%
229K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Exactly one year after young rock guitarist Eric Draven and his fiancée are brutally killed by a ruthless gang of criminals, Draven -- watched over by a hypnotic crow -- returns from the grave to exact revenge.
Style:
gothic, suspenseful, dark fantasy, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
vengeance, supernatural, vigilante, good versus evil, goth, halloween, murder, superhero, afterlife, justice, revenge, vigilantism ...
Time:
90s, year 1994, near future, 20th century
Place:
michigan, seattle, detroit
Similarity:
50%
245K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
The Flash travels back in time to prevent the murder of his mother, an act which disrupts time significantly.
Style:
saga, captivating, tense, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
multiverse, superhuman speed, superhero, justice league, struck by lightning, secret identity, batman, villain, alternate history, alternate reality, loss of mother, geek ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, year 2013, year 2004
Place:
russia, siberia
Similarity:
34%
958K
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a ...
Style:
entertaining, epic, sexy, exciting, visually stunning ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, chick flick, kids, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, mythology, superhuman powers, legends and myths, immortality, imaginary kingdom, warrior, redemption, viking, norse mythology, super powers, vigilante ...
Time:
year 2011, 2010s, 10th century, medieval times, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, scandinavia, usa, north america, new york
Similarity:
34%
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1.7M
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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:
dark, exciting, saga, visually stunning, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, kids, boys' night
Plot:
superhero, batman, vigilante, secret identity, heroes, double life, disguise, justice, corruption, superpower, good versus evil, martial arts ...
Time:
2000s, year 2005, 20th century, 90s, 80s ...
Place:
usa, himalaya, africa, north america, asia ...
Similarity:
17%
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
The Dark Knight returns for a fan-film that does Batman justice. "Caped Crusader: The Dark Hours" is a film that delves deep into the psyche of a seasoned Batman. Convinced Gotham City is in his able hands, Bruce Wayne learns ...
Style:
exciting, suspense, tense
Plot:
batman, superhero, legend, masked hero, death, conspiracy, police, superpower, fighting crime, fight, vengeance, disguise ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, boston
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company jointly announced that Marvel Studios and its President Kevin Feige will produce the third film in the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" series, starring Tom Holland. The film is scheduled to ...
Style:
exciting, saga, disturbing, psychotronic, sad ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, chick flick, adult
Plot:
superhero, multiverse, peter parker character, double life, costumed hero, teenage boy, supernatural power, spider man, superhuman powers, teenager, villain, teenage superhero ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, america, north america, manhattan new york city, mexico
Similarity:
33%
618K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Dave Lizewski is an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan who one day decides to become a super-hero, even though he has no powers, training or meaningful reason to do so.
Style:
funny, stylized, entertaining, dark comedy, offbeat ...
Audience:
teens, manly, chick flick, date night, boys' night ...
Plot:
superhero, heroes, young heroes, misfit, double life, lifestyle, vigilantism, youth, friends, courage, organized crime, female killer ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
Similarity:
17%
755K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
Style:
entertaining, intense, absurd, saga, perverse ...
Audience:
manly, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
superhero, comic book, super villain, villain, dark hero, creature, female warrior, mission, villain turns good, avenger, villainess, one against many ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2015, 2010s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., louisiana, pentagon
Similarity:
33%
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of ...
Style:
exciting, entertaining, saga, psychotronic, captivating ...
Audience:
chick flick, kids, family friendly
Plot:
superhero, superhuman powers, justice league, batman, superhuman, warrior, superhero team, super powers, superman, costumed hero, super speed, superheroine ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, future
Place:
fictional island, russia, kansas, london, tower bridge london
Similarity:
33%
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The avenging angel of Marvel Comics fame comes brilliantly to life in this searing action-adventure thriller! Dolph Lundgren stars as Frank Castle, a veteran cop who loses his entire family to a mafia car bomb. Only his ex-partner believes Castle ...
Style:
serious, futuristic, cult classic, exciting, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vigilante, revenge, vigilantism, mafia, violence, organized crime, vengeance, anti hero, murder, yakuza, gang war, one man army ...
Time:
80s
Place:
new york, australia
Similarity:
33%
818K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ex-hitman John Wick comes out of retirement to track down the gangsters that took everything from him.
Style:
stylized, exciting, neo noir, serious, entertaining ...
Audience:
boys' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
hitman, vengeance, revenge, one man army, assassin, vigilante, shooting, gunfight, lone hero, tough guy, dog, killer ...
Time:
year 2014, 60s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, new jersey, usa, brooklyn new york city, north america
Similarity:
33%
369K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, ...
Style:
stylized, exciting, cult classic, visually stunning, saga ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, kids, date night, adult
Plot:
supernatural, superhero, monster, supernatural ability, demon, comic book, occult, comic hero, superhuman powers, undercover, danger, good versus evil ...
Time:
year 2004, 1940s, y2k, 20th century, post world war two ...
Place:
new york, new jersey, america, moscow russia, scotland ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, 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:
exciting, entertaining, teen, saga, sentimental ...
Audience:
girls' night, boys' night, family outing, teens, family friendly ...
Plot:
superhero, vigilante, revenge, mad scientist, super powers, superhuman powers, teenage girl, teenager, good versus evil, spider, transformation, heroes ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, seattle
Similarity:
50%
64K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Gunslinger Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin) is appointed by President Ulysses Grant to track down terrorist Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich), a former Confederate officer determined on unleashing hell on earth. Jonah not only secures freedom by accepting ...
Style:
gothic, stylized, exciting, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
comic book, death, bounty hunter, gunslinger, superhero, revenge, american civil war, violence, civil war, one against many, brutality, supernatural ...
Time:
19th century, 1800s, 1870s
Place:
usa, virginia, south carolina, arizona, charleston south carolina ...
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 242 min.
Story:
Zack Snyder's definitive director's cut of Justice League (2017).
Style:
saga, exciting, tense, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
batman, superhero, superheroine, heroes, immortal, justice league, surrealism, superhero team, superman, female warrior, superhuman, villain ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
usa, iceland, london, paris france, tower bridge london ...
Similarity:
32%
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