Batman: Gotham Knight

Get ready... to rage against evil.

RELEASED 8 Jul 20081h 16m★ 6.7 TMDB

Six interlocking stories reveal Bruce Wayne's earliest adventures as Batman and the steps he took to become the grim avenger of Gotham City.

Why it matters in DC

Six linked stories approach Batman's early development from different angles. That structure makes the film useful for viewers interested in how an emerging hero can be understood through multiple encounters rather than one continuous origin narrative.

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4 titles to watch before Batman: Gotham Knight — 28h 48m in total.

The BatmanOptional background23h 50m★ 8.0
A separate adaptation of Batman and Alfred Pennyworth; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Gotham Knight’s story continuity.
Batman BeginsOptional background2h 20m★ 7.7
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Gotham Knight’s story continuity.
The Batman vs. DraculaOptional background1h 23m★ 7.0
A separate adaptation of Batman and Alfred Pennyworth; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Gotham Knight’s story continuity.
Justice League: The New FrontierOptional background1h 15m★ 6.8
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Gotham Knight’s story continuity.

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Story prerequisites are curated. Likely prerequisites are inferred from sequel numbering or explicit synopsis references. Recommendations are earlier stories in the same continuity; background picks are separate adaptations. Series lists cover whole shows, not an episode-by-episode watch order.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Batman: Gotham Knight is title 3 of 82 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Standalone animated films and separate continuities. Titles here do not form one timeline. This is a collection of separate adaptations, rather than a single continuous story.

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