Best Batman movies

The Dark Knight leads with an ELO of 1,516, ahead of Batman Begins (1,270) and Batman (1,267). Ranked over 824 duels between 7 contenders, last updated August 24, 2026.

Vote for your favorite Batman movie! From Tim Burton to Christopher Nolan, discover and rank the Dark Knight's best big-screen adventures.

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.