Every Christopher Nolan Batman Movie, Ranked

Batman on the big screen was all but a lost cause in the nascence of the 21st century, with audiences and critics some combination of soured and apathetic toward the Caped Crusader following the glitterbomb travesty of Joel Schumacher's Batman and Robin. Nevertheless, Warner Bros. pushed forward in pursuing a reinvention of one of their most valuable IPs. Several directors including Wolfgang Petersen and Darren Aronofsky were considered to take the helm, before the studio finally settled on Christopher Nolan, fresh off critical acclaim surrounding dark, R-rated thrillersMemento and Insomnia.