The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight doesn't have favorite matchups — it wins them all at roughly the same rate. 59% across 901 head-to-head matchups, steady regardless of round or opponent. 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.
The gap between The Dark Knight's best and worst round is just 11 points. That kind of steadiness is unusual — most films look different depending on when you check on them. This one doesn't.
The Empire Strikes Back at 50% is as close to a dead heat as the platform produces. Every vote matters in this one. The 100% rate against Avengers: Infinity War is among the most lopsided in The Dark Knight's history. Tenet at 81% is another comfortable win.
In Best of Nolan, The Dark Knight opens strongly against Tenet and takes the final against Inception at 62%.
The Dark Knight is one of Christopher Nolan's strongest bracket performers — #3 of 10, trailing only The Dark Knight Rises (63%).
Ranked #1 in Best of Nolan.
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