If You Liked Batman Returns, Watch These Next
Finished Batman Returns (1992) and want more of the same? These 19 movies are what its fans watched next, ranked by how often people who liked it also liked these. Like Batman Returns, most of them are action, fantasy.
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19 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Batman(1989)
7.2FantasyActionCrimeAlso fantasy and action
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a deformed madman known as 'The Joker' seizes control of Gotham's criminal underworld, Batman must face…
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2.Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(2016)
6.0ActionAdventureFantasyAlso action and fantasy
Fearing the actions of a god-like Super Hero left unchecked, Gotham City’s own formidable, forceful vigilante takes on Metropolis’s most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. And with Batman and Superman at war with one another, a new threat quickly arises,…
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3.Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman(2003)
6.7FantasyAnimationAdventureAlso fantasy and action
As if the Penguin wasn't enough to contend with, a new vigilante has surfaced in Gotham City, and her strong-arm tactics give Batman cause for concern. Being the World's Greatest Detective and The Dark Knight, he sets out to uncover her identity while stopping a dangerous criminal plot.
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4.Once Upon a Deadpool(2018)
7.1ActionComedyAdventureAlso action
A kidnapped Fred Savage is forced to endure Deadpool's PG-13 rendition of Deadpool 2, as a Princess Bride-esque story full of magic, wonder, and zero Fs.
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5.Knights of the Zodiac(2023)
6.3FantasyActionScience FictionAlso fantasy and action
When a headstrong street orphan, Seiya, in search of his abducted sister unwittingly taps into hidden powers, he discovers he might be the only person alive who can protect a reincarnated goddess, sent to watch over humanity. Can he let his past go and embrace his destiny to become a Knight of the Zodiac?
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6.Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham(2023)
6.7AnimationFantasyActionAlso fantasy and action
Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as Green Arrow, Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face and James Gordon.
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7.The Dark Knight Rises(2012)
7.8ActionCrimeDramaAlso action
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist…
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8.Black Adam(2022)
6.8ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action
Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
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9.Black Panther(2018)
7.4ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action
King T'Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to serve as his country's new leader. However, T'Challa soon finds that he is challenged for the throne by factions within his own country as well as without. Using powers reserved to Wakandan kings, T'Challa assumes the…
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10.Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1(2012)
7.7Science FictionActionAnimationAlso action
Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing 55-year-old Bruce Wayne back into the cape and cowl. But, does he still have what it takes to fight crime in a new era?
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11.Batman: Year One(2011)
7.3ActionAnimationCrimeAlso action
A wealthy playboy named Bruce Wayne and a Chicago cop named Jim Gordon both return to Gotham City where their lives unexpectedly intersect.
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12.Batman Begins(2005)
7.7DramaCrimeActionAlso action
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
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13.Justice League: Doom(2012)
7.4ActionAnimationScience FictionAlso action and fantasy
An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
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14.Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One(2024)
7.2AnimationScience FictionActionAlso action
Death is coming. Worse than death: oblivion. Not just for our Earth, but for everyone, everywhere, in every universe! Against this ultimate destruction, the mysterious Monitor has gathered the greatest team of Super Heroes ever assembled. But what can the combined might of Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, The Flash,…
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15.Justice League(2017)
6.1ActionAdventureScience FictionAlso action
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
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16.Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!(2015)
6.0AnimationFantasyAlso fantasy
The holiday season gets extra chilly as Loki and the frost giant Ymir plot to conquer the world. Marvel heroes Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor and others must stop the villains from stealing Santa's power – if anyone can actually find the mysterious Mr. Claus. Fortunately, Rocket Raccoon and Groot are also hot…
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17.Suicide Squad(2016)
5.9ActionAdventureFantasyAlso action and fantasy
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, undertaking high-risk black ops missions in exchange for commuted prison sentences.
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18.Batman: Assault on Arkham(2014)
7.3ThrillerAnimationActionAlso action
Batman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller sends her newly-formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum and recover vital information stolen by the Riddler.
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19.Justice League: The New Frontier(2008)
6.8ActionAdventureAnimationAlso action
The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it. But can they overcome their differences to thwart this enemy using the combined strength of their newly formed Justice League?
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