How to watch the Batman movies in order

what to know

  • To watch in chronological order of release, start with The Batman (1943) and end with The Batman (2022). There are 16 movies.
  • By series: Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher era > Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy > DC Extended Universe.
  • Most of the Batman movies are available on YouTube, Max, and Amazon.

This article explains how to watch the Batman movies in order of release or series, as there is no consistent chronological order as a viewing guide. We will cover Batman films that are released theatrically; however, we do not include direct-to-video animated versions or animated films in which Batman is not the main character,

While some Batman movies are available to stream on Max (formerly HBO Max), others are streaming on a different platform. If you don't have a Max account, you can rent most Batman movies through YouTube, Amazon Prime, and other online movie rental services. Availability changes constantly, so a movie that's on a streaming service today might not be available tomorrow.

Movie release date Where to watch
Batman (series) July 1943 midnight pulp
Batman & Robin (series) May 1949 DVD from Amazon
Batman: The Movie July 1966 Amazon Prime, Google Play
batman June 1989 YouTube, the biggest
batman returns June 1992 YouTube, the biggest
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm December 1993 YouTube, Amazon Prime
batman forever June 1995 YouTube, the biggest
batman and robin June 1997 YouTube, the biggest
Batman Begins June 2005 YouTube, the biggest
dark Knight July 2008 YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
The Dark Knight Rises July 2012 YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice March 2016 YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
The Lego Batman Movie February 2017 YouTube, the biggest
Justice League November 2017 YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
Zack Snyder's Justice League March 2021 YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
clown October 2019 YouTube, Hulu, Amazon Prime
batman March 2022 YouTube, Hulu, Max

The full-length films of Batman (1943) and Batman & Robin (1949) are also available on YouTube. You should be able to find them with a quick search.

Although there are some outliers, we can divide the Batman films into three main series: the Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher era, Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy, and the DC Extended Universe. If you watch them by franchise, here's the order you should follow.

Movie series Where to watch
batman batman series midnight pulp
batman and robin batman series DVD from Amazon
Batman: The Movie batman tv series Amazon Prime, Google Play
batman Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Era YouTube, the biggest
batman returns Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Era YouTube, the biggest
batman forever Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Era YouTube, the biggest
batman and robin Tim Burton/Joel Schumacher Era YouTube, the biggest
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Batman: The Animated Series YouTube, Amazon Prime
Batman Begins The Dark Knight Trilogy YouTube, the biggest
dark Knight The Dark Knight Trilogy YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
The Dark Knight Rises The Dark Knight Trilogy YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice DC Extended Universe YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
Justice League DC Extended Universe YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
Zack Snyder's Justice League DC Extended Universe YouTube, Max, Amazon Prime
The Lego Batman Movie The Lego Movie Series YouTube, the biggest
batman DCU different world YouTube, Hulu, Max