Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Michael Caine
Warner Bros.; Directed by Christopher Nolan
Rated PG-13; 152 minutes; 2008

Batman continues his seemingly endless effort to bring justice to Gotham's crime syndicate. This time the Dark Knight faces a rising psychopathic criminal called The Joker, whose eerie grin belies a dangerous agenda.