Batman Forever

Courage now, truth always, Batman forever!

RELEASED 16 Jun 19952h 1m★ 5.5 TMDB

Batman faces off against two foes: the schizophrenic, horribly scarred former District Attorney Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, and the Riddler, 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 copes with tortured memories of his parents' murder, he has a new romance, with psychologist Chase Meridian.

WATCH NOTE

Covers Joel Schumacher's 1995 live-action theatrical feature. US theatrical release was June 16, 1995. The standard feature is listed at 121 minutes; BBFC measures a cinema presentation at 121:25, separately recording a cut 1995 cinema version at 119:48 and shorter home presentations. Tommy Lee Jones's Harvey Dent/Two-Face and Pat Hingle's Commissioner Gordon resolve to the existing Two-Face and James Gordon identities. Chris O'Donnell plays Dick Grayson/Robin, linked to the existing Dick Grayson identity; this does not establish a Nightwing persona or Damian Wayne appearance. Chase Meridian, Sugar, Spice, Dr. Burton and Gossip Gerty have verified performer-role credits but unresolved official character-profile matches. Crime Boss Moroni's mapping to Sal Maroni, complete on-screen credit comparison and supporting, uncredited and silent appearance coverage remain unresolved. Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever?, deleted scenes and packaged featurettes are separate supplementary material excluded from this feature's runtime and character coverage. The previously documented Batman OnStar advertisements remain separate optional promotional coverage.

Why it matters in DC

Two-Face and the Riddler attack Batman through different relationships with Gotham's institutions and Bruce Wayne's past. The film continues the classic Batman sequence while revisiting how personal loss and public identity shape the man behind the costume.

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BatmanStory prerequisite2h 6m★ 7.2
Batman is recorded as a direct predecessor to Batman Forever in Classic Batman, establishing the version of this world carried into the later title.
Batman ReturnsStory prerequisite2h 6m★ 7.0+1 before this
Batman Returns is recorded as a direct predecessor to Batman Forever in Classic Batman, establishing the version of this world carried into the later title.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Batman Forever is title 3 of 4 in our Classic Batman viewing sequence. The third film in the Burton–Schumacher Batman continuity follows Batman Returns and precedes Batman & Robin. Start with Batman (1989) for the full four-film run, or begin here with Val Kilmer's Batman and the introduction of Dick Grayson's Robin.

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