>
Loud, excessively busy, and often boring, Batman Forever nonetheless has the charisma of Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones to offer mild relief. Read critic reviews
What to know
You might also like
See More
Independence Day
Dragonheart
Batman & Robin
The Mummy
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Where to watch Batman Forever
Watch Batman Forever with a subscription on Max, Amazon Prime Video, rent on Apple TV, Vudu, or buy on Apple TV, Vudu.
Rate And Review
-
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.
What did you think of the movie? (optional)
How did you buy your ticket?
-
Fandango
-
AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew
-
Cinemark Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Regal Coming Soon
We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.
-
Theater box office or somewhere else
Batman Forever Photos
Movie Info
Batman (Val Kilmer) faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face (Tommy Lee Jones), and the Riddler (Jim Carrey), a disgruntled ex-Wayne Enterprises inventor seeking revenge against his former employer by unleashing his brain-sucking weapon on Gotham City's residents. As the caped crusader also deals with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian (Nicole Kidman).
-
Rating: PG-13
-
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
-
Original Language: English
-
Director: Joel Schumacher
-
Producer: Peter Macgregor-Scott, Tim Burton
-
Writer: Bob Kane, Lee Batchler, Akiva Goldsman
-
Release Date (Theaters): original
-
Release Date (Streaming):
-
Box Office (Gross USA): $182.5M
-
Runtime:
-
Distributor: Warner Home Vídeo, Warner Bros.
-
Production Co: Warner Brothers, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
-
Sound Mix: Surround, Stereo
-
View the collection: Batman
Cast & Crew
News & Interviews for Batman Forever
Critic Reviews for Batman Forever
Audience Reviews for Batman Forever
-
Joel Schumacher takes over the franchise and runs it straight into the ground. Schumacher made Gotham City's skyline almost something like Blade Runner meets huge Greek statues. Script was very awkward and Nicole Kidman seemed a bit out of place other than Bruce Wayne's "token girlfriend" the entire film. Only shining light in this film is arguably the most perfect casting of the entire franchise as Jim Carrey played The Riddler. With the camp that this film has, Carrey is right at home and steals his scenes but it's not enough to save this film.
patrick w Super Reviewer -
Regressing superhero flicks back to the days of candy-colored camp, the slapsticky and recast Batman Forever sports a title that's quite apt seeing as it begins a once-edgy franchise's slow demise. Americans keep saying some historic gaffes will never happen again. But then the Iraq War follows Vietnam. And then 9/11 follows Pearl Harbor. And then Batman Forever follows Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Granted, the Caped Crusader's '60s TV adventures hold a special place in pop culture but this trippy production was a White Buffalo in the Zeitgeist. In Batman Forever, this same tone just plays out like a cartoon aimed at grade schoolers. Directing the movie as if it's a music video with quick edits, tilted angles, and garish sets, Joel Schumacher presents the gaily dressed heroes and villains such that they're always ready to break into a song and dance routine...and, sadly, not even the Batusi. In this poor excuse of a PG-13-rated sequel, Batman (Kilmer) must battle Two-Face (Jones) and The Riddler (Jim Carrey) with help of an amorous psychologist (Nicole Kidman) and a young circus acrobat who becomes his sidekick, Robin (Chris O'Donnell). While Tim Burton uses cartoonish elements to his advantage (his Dark Knight films are, after all, based on funny books aimed at general audiences), Schumacher goes full cartoon. As camptastic as the splashy ABC series that gave adult viewers a chuckle and young viewers some Bam! Pow! Zap! action proves to be in retrospect, the miscalculated Batman & Robin achieves the same end, which is highly unfortunate given that the character is a psychologically scarred vigilante. Val Kilmer does a fine job, but even the greatest acting in the world can't take away from the fact that Batman Forever takes the series in a needlessly silly direction. Bottom line: Utility Belted
-
Batman Forever has a very inconsistent tone, very over the top (including the villains), and overall very all over the place. Val Kilmer is good as Batman/Bruce Wayne and it does have some good moments but overall it doesn't really save this film all that much from its cheesy nature.
-
Thankfully Christopher Nolan came along and resurrected the Batman franchise after films like this. Bordering on campy, with some awful dialog and a pretty unbelievable plot, this addition to Batman is best forgotten, except for Jim Carrey and Tommy Lee Jones whose performances are clearly holding this up.
Verified