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This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who wants to make Gotham into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), a plant-loving femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contends with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

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Joel Schumacher's tongue-in-cheek attitude hits an unbearable limit in Batman & Robin resulting in a frantic and mindless movie that's too jokey to care much for.

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Batman & Robin | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Peter Bradshaw Guardian An amiable, almost farcical Batman episode, with George in Nespresso mode. Rated: 3/5 May 17, 2019 Full Review Batman & Robin | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Jason Bailey Flavorwire Schumacher is like a bad stepdad who thinks we'll love him if he just feeds us candy all day. (Yes, Burton is the daddy in this metaphor - the manic-depressive, annoyingly emo daddy.) Jun 18, 2017 Full Review Batman & Robin | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal Of all modern Batmans, George Clooney bears the closest physical resemblance to the comic-book hero, but there isn't much to say about his performance because there isn't much performance to discuss. Jun 18, 2014 Full Review Batman & Robin | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Cory Woodroof For the Win (USA Today) It’s hard to hate a movie that’s so fun, even if it’s quite flawed. Feb 28, 2024 Full Review Batman & Robin | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Christian Eulinberg InSession Film If you can look past the film’s obvious flaws, Batman & Robin is still a fun time and it knows exactly what it wants to be: a kooky, nutty story made for kids. Sep 26, 2023 Full Review Batman & Robin | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast It's not good, but it's not the total disaster its legacy would suggest. As an ode to the Silver Age of the Caped Crusader, it gets a lot of things right, but the pacing grinds to a halt any time one of our heroes is on screen. Thank god for Uma Thurman. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Bakercakes It pains me to write this, as I’ve been a Batman fan since I could first remember, but this movie is borderline unwatchable. Everything from the script, to the way it’s shot/edited, leaves one wondering what the Hell everybody involved with it was thinking, as it was being made. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/23 Full Review A.J. G Literally the worst movie I’ve ever seen. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Audience Member If you want silly batman with way more charm just watch the 60s show/movie. This movie tries to be that and fails miserably, The only performance I can get behind is Uma Thurman because she feels the most like a 60s batman villain.But I will never understand how they access to prime Arnold but didn't cast him as BANE Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/19/24 Full Review Audience Member What in the actual mess was this? They had all the backup material they needed and created this? Why? Who green-lit this? Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Charlie M Yes, it’s bad. But the reason I rate it a little higher than most people, is that I think this was intentionally campy and dumb. And maybe that’s a disservice to Batman, but it honestly made me laugh. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/30/24 Full Review Vibav T Okay, yeah. This movie is terrible and way too childish. However, nothing against Joel Schumacher, at least he had the kindness to apologize for this movie. And there are certainly much worse movies out there. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel Schumacher Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Dr. Victor Fries George Clooney Bruce Wayne Chris O'Donnell Dick Grayson Uma Thurman Dr. Pamela Isley Alicia Silverstone Barbara Wilson
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Synopsis This superhero adventure finds Batman (George Clooney) and his partner, Robin (Chris O'Donnell), attempting to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze (Arnold Schwarzenegger), who wants to make Gotham into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy (Uma Thurman), a plant-loving femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contends with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl (Alicia Silverstone), joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.

Director
Joel Schumacher

Producer
Peter Macgregor-Scott

Screenwriter
Akiva Goldsman, Bob Kane

Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Co
Warner Bros., PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Rating
PG-13 (Strong Stylized Action|Some Innuendo)

Genre
Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 20, 1997, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 31, 2013

Box Office (Gross USA)
$107.3M

Runtime
2h 10m

Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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