Batman: Gotham Knight

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RELEASED 8 Jul 20081h 16m★ 6.7 TMDB

Six interlocking stories reveal Bruce Wayne's earliest adventures as Batman and the steps he took to become the grim avenger of Gotham City.

Why it matters in DC

Six linked stories approach Batman's early development from different angles. That structure makes the film useful for viewers interested in how an emerging hero can be understood through multiple encounters rather than one continuous origin narrative.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Batman: Gotham Knight is title 3 of 40 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Gotham Knight presents Batman through six linked animated stories rather than a conventional single feature narrative. Its place in this collection is as a separate viewing choice, not a required bridge through every animated Batman chronology. Follow the anthology's internal order instead of trying to match each segment to unrelated Batman films.

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