Batman Forever (1995) Movie poster and comic book cover compared.

Batman Forever

Joel Schumacher, 1995

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Batman
Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940

Batman Forever is a movie directed by Joel Schumacher in 1995 and based on the characters from the comic book Batman by by Bob Kane and Bill Finger, first published in 1940. The movie features Val Kilmer, Tommy Lee Jones, Jim Carrey, Nicole Kidman, Chris O’Donnell, Michael Gough, and others.

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Book cover
Batman Forever (1995)
Book by Alan Grant

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RATING

5.4

/ 10

Movie Poster: Batman Forever (Joel Schumacher, 1995)

8

/ 10

Comic Book Cover: Batman (Bob Kane, Bill Finger, 1940)

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Storyline

In Gotham City, the vigilante Batman defuses a hostage situation orchestrated by a criminal known as Two-Face, but Two-Face escapes. Edward Nygma, an eccentric researcher at Wayne Enterprises, approaches his employer, Bruce Wayne with an invention that can beam television signals into a person’s brain.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Batman Forever, the 1995 movie by Joel Schumacher

Year

1995

Minutes

121

Movie Rate

5.40

Source: IMDb

Movie

Batman Forever

Country: USA

Year: 1995

Length: 2h1m

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Cover of Batman, the 1940 comic book by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

Year

1940

Pages

55

Book Rate

8.06

S: Goodreads

Comic Book

Batman

Country: USA

First published in: 1940

Length: 55 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Batman & Robin (1997)
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Batman Begins (2005)
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The Dark Knight (2008)
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
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TV Series by Bruno Heller
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The Lego Batman Movie (2017)
Movie by Chris McKay
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Joker (2019)
Movie by Todd Phillips
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Poster of Batman Forever, the 1995 movie by Joel Schumacher

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Cover of Batman, the 1940 comic book by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Batman Forever, the 1995 movie by Joel Schumacher

WATCH

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25% No

6 votes

2 votes

comic book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Batman, the 1940 comic book by Bob Kane and Bill Finger

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30% No

7 votes

3 votes

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