The Dark Knight (2008)

Details

Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.

Starring

Christian BaleHeath LedgerAaron EckhartMichael CaineMaggie Gyllenhaal

Director

Christopher Nolan

Writer

Christopher NolanBill FingerBob KaneJonathan NolanDavid S. Goyer

Genre

DramaActionCrimeThriller

Release Date

Jul 16, 2008

Parents Guide

• Sex None

  Two kissing scenes.

  Women occasionally in bikinis in the background. Nothing too revealing.

  A brief moment we're a man and women pull up their trousers and dress is shown for about 3 seconds before fading off. Sex is hinted at but maybe unclear to most viewers.

• Violence Moderate

  The violence is mild to moderate, barely any blood is seen, and violence is limited to fistfights, shootings and explosions.

  Batman beats up 8 different people in one scene, the beaten up people are seen with some blood on their body and face.

  Two-Face hits a girl when deciding not to kill her.

  As Batman is fighting the Joker and his henchmen, the Joker has a hidden knife blade in the toe of his shoe which he uses to kick Batman in the rib. The scene then cuts to Batman shouting in pain before throwing the Joker to the floor.

  Frequent and prolonged scenes of violence throughout. There are multiple shootings, stabbings, fistfights, explosions, bombings and burnings. However, the violence is only of a moderate quality and never bloody or gory.

  Gore is never shown and fights are generally blood-less.

  A building is blown up.

  Apart from Harvey Dent's scarred face, there is no blood or gore that is visibly seen throughout the entire film.

  One main character has one half of his face burned, this is shown in detail.

  A pencil goes into someone's face, brief and non-graphic. The person most likely died.

• Profanity Mild

  The words "godd**n" and "son of a b**ch" are used only once.

  "Jesus" is used as an exclamation.

• Drugs Mild

  We see a drug dealer (No on-screen drugs though) Somebody is smoking a cigar. And some people drink (not focused on at all).

  There is a scene where a man is about to drink, but is interrupted.

  A man quickly drinks two shots of whiskey.

  A drug dealer is displeased with the man who supplies his trade. The drugs are indicated to have been laced with a hallucinogenic and a man is shown suffering from intense hallucinations and calling out in terror on the floor. We see nothing but him thrashing and the drugs themselves are not shown, only mentioned.

  We see a mobster constantly smoke a cigar, smoking in almost every scene he appears in.

• Frightening Scenes Severe

  The Joker tells two upsetting stories of how he got his scars.

  The iconic Joker interrogation scene can disturb viewers.

  A man is impaled by the Joker, the man is not killed but he does moan in pain.

  Two-Face has a descent from good to evil which can be unsettling for some.

  Batman takes down multiple people, but he never kills them.

  The ending can be very intense for some.

  The Batman has an eerie feel to him in this film, but in the end he does redeem himself.

  Almost every scene with Joker is pretty intense.

  The Joker's dark, chaotic personality and his serial-killer-like behavior may be too intense for younger audiences.

  Two-Face threatens to kill a man's family at gunpoint.

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