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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1

2012 · 76 min · Director: Jay Oliva ★ IMDb 7.9 · 68,905 ratings

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Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?

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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Awe 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Awe20%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Awe. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Excitement, Tension and Awe. Its IMDb rating of 7.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 74/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Curiosity

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Disturbing
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 57 %, then eases around 68 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension52 %47 %33 %37 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Tension50 %44 %31 %38 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity54 %45 %36 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Disturbing68 %60 %50 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Tension73 %69 %51 %38 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Tension65 %61 %46 %36 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Curiosity59 %55 %39 %45 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Tension66 %64 %40 %50 %
42.5 %≈ 32′Tension71 %68 %49 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 36′Tension66 %61 %51 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 40′Tension70 %65 %55 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 44′Tension76 %73 %59 %27 %
62.5 %≈ 48′Tension76 %73 %55 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 51′Relief64 %58 %36 %30 %
72.5 %≈ 55′Curiosity53 %46 %30 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 59′Disturbing54 %49 %39 %39 %
82.5 %≈ 63′Curiosity57 %54 %34 %41 %
87.5 %≈ 67′Tension68 %64 %38 %38 %
92.5 %≈ 70′Tension68 %60 %49 %34 %
97.5 %≈ 74′Curiosity55 %45 %47 %38 %
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Peter Weller

Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)

Ariel Winter

Robin / Carrie Kelley (voice)

David Selby

James Gordon (voice)

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Wade Williams

Wade Williams

Harvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)

Michael McKean

Dr. Bartholomew Wolper (voice)

Rob Paulsen

Jeff Adams (voice)

Gary Anthony Williams

Mutant Leader / Anchor Bill (voice)

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Gary Anthony Sturgis

Silk / Other Spike / Young Mutant (voice)

Paget Brewster

Lana Lang (voice)

Carlos Alazraqui

Hernando / TV Host (voice)

Dee Bradley Baker

Don / Fat Mutant / Additional Voices (voice)

Maria Canals-Barrera

Yindel (voice)

Cathy Cavadini

Joanie / Woman with Hot Dog (voice)

TC
Townsend Coleman

Morrie / Civilian (voice)

Grey DeLisle

Anchor Carla / Female Mutant (voice)

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Greg Eagles

Mackie (voice)

Michael Emerson

Joker (voice)

MJ
Michael Jackson

Alfred Pennyworth (voice)

Maurice LaMarche

Dr. Willing / News Anchor (voice)

Sam McMurray

Anchor Ted (voice)

Details

Directed by
Jay Oliva
Written by
Bob Kane (character created by: Batman), Frank Miller (comic book), Klaus Janson (comic book), Bob Goodman
Type
Animation
Released
2012
Runtime
76 min
Country
USA
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.9 · 68,905 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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