Batman

Batman (1989) is Tim Burton's landmark dark fantasy from Warner Bros. — watch online on iFILM. Michael Keaton plays Bruce Wayne, a billionaire who prowls Gotham's rooftops in a cape and armour. Jack Nicholson plays the Joker, and he makes every scene his own.

By day, Wayne runs a philanthropist's life. By night, he hunts criminals until the city's entire underworld falls under the grip of one grinning madman — Jack Napier, disfigured after a chemical bath and reborn as the Joker. The clown-faced crime boss poisons Gotham's cosmetics supply, paints over museum masterpieces, and turns every corner of the city into a stage. Photographer Vicki Vale (Kim Basinger) chases the story, not realising how close she's getting to the man behind the mask.

Shot on elaborate sets at Pinewood Studios in England, the film grossed over $411 million worldwide on a $35 million budget and won the 1990 Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Danny Elfman's score became the template for superhero cinema for a decade. Stream Batman (1989) in full online on iFILM.