Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders

The crusade continues...

RELEASED 8 Oct 20161h 18m★ 6.5 TMDB

Adam West and Burt Ward returns to their iconic roles of Batman and Robin. The film sees the superheroes going up against classic villains like The Joker, The Riddler, The Penguin and Catwoman, both in Gotham City… and in space.

Why it matters in DC

The return of Adam West and Burt Ward links this animated adventure to their familiar Batman and Robin performances. It offers a continuation of that playful screen interpretation rather than asking viewers to place it among Gotham's more grounded or darker timelines.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeOptional background2h 32m★ 6.0+1 before this
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders’s story continuity.
Justice League vs. Teen TitansOptional background1h 18m★ 7.3
A separate adaptation of Batman and Robin & Nightwing; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders’s story continuity.
Batman: The Killing JokeOptional background1h 17m★ 6.6
A separate adaptation of Batman and The Joker; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders’s story continuity.
Suicide SquadOptional background2h 2m★ 5.9
A separate adaptation of The Joker; useful for comparison, but unrelated to Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders’s story continuity.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders is title 21 of 40 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Return of the Caped Crusaders belongs with the classic television interpretation of Batman and Robin. Batman vs. Two-Face follows it as the next animated feature in that pairing. It is separate from the modern connected animated movie universe, despite featuring the same central heroes and several familiar rogues.

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