The Dark Knight
61% across 1,630 head-to-head matchups puts The Dark Knight comfortably above average — not untouchable, but better than the vast majority of films it faces. Heath Ledger's performance pulled this film out of the superhero genre entirely and into the crime-film canon. Voters don't evaluate it as a comic book movie — they evaluate it as a great film that happens to have Batman in it, and that reframing is its permanent advantage.
Synopsis
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as the Joker.
67% to 51% to 61%. The consistency is the story — The Dark Knight doesn't need a strong round to carry a weak one. It carries them all.
The Empire Strikes Back at 50% is as close to a dead heat as the platform produces. Every vote matters in this one. On the other end of the spectrum: Batman Returns at 100% is a comfortable win, while Batman Begins at 29% is the matchup The Dark Knight can't crack.
The Dark Knight owns Best of Nolan. Inception is the usual final opponent, and at 66% it's not much of a contest.
The Dark Knight is one of Christopher Nolan's strongest bracket performers — #3 of 11, trailing only The Odyssey (91%).
Ranked #1 in Best of Nolan.
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