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Certificate 12A

Cast Christian Bale Michael Caine Cillian Murphy Katie Holmes Liam Neeson Ken Watanabe Tom Wilkinson Rutger Hauer Gary Oldman Morgan Freeman

Directors Christopher Nolan

Screenwriters David S Goyer Christopher Nolan

Running Time 140 minutes

Batman Begins
Christopher Nolan's impressive reinvigoration of the bat-franchise.

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Plot
Billionaire down-and-out Bruce Wayne (Bale), traumatised since the murder of his parents, is recruited by The League Of Shadows, ninja assassins devoted to eradicating society's ills. Rejecting their methods, he returns to Gotham and embarks on a one-man war against crime.

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