The Dark Knight
2008 superhero film by Christopher Nolan
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| July 2025 | The film ranked number 42 on Rolling Stone's list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century'. |
| 2025 | The film ranked number 28 on The New York Times list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century' and number 6 on its 'Readers' Choice' edition. |
| 2025 | The film ranked number 28 on The New York Times list of 'The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century'. |
| 2023 | The Indian film Jawan drew inspiration from The Dark Knight Rises, specifically creating a character based on Bane's mask design. |
| 2023 | Shamier Anderson studies Ledger's Joker performance as reference for his character The Tracker in John Wick: Chapter 4. |
| 2022 | Jonathan Majors names Heath Ledger's Joker as an inspiration for his upcoming portrayal of Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. |
| 2022 | Variety listed Heath Ledger's Joker performance as the best superhero film performance of the preceding 50 years. |
| 2020 | Selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant. |
| 2020 | Empire magazine ranked it as the third-best film, behind The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Mad Max: Fury Road. |
| 2020 | The United States Library of Congress selects The Dark Knight for preservation in the National Film Registry. |
| 2018 | Michael B. Jordan cites Heath Ledger's Joker performance as motivation for his portrayal of Killmonger in Black Panther. |
| 2017 | The Hollywood Reporter named Heath Ledger's Joker performance the second-best cinematic superhero performance ever. |
| December 2017 | A 4K resolution remaster overseen by Christopher Nolan was released, including a 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, Blu-ray disc, digital download, and special features from previous releases. |
| 2016 | Ben Affleck compares Jesse Eisenberg's Lex Luthor performance in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to Heath Ledger's Joker, praising Eisenberg's complex character portrayal. |
| 2016 | David Ayer referenced The Dark Knight as an influence on his film Suicide Squad. |
| 2016 | BBC poll ranked it as the 33rd-best film of the 21st century. |
| 2012 | Costume designer Lindy Hemming completed a two-year process of designing Bane's distinctive coat, drawing inspiration from a Swedish army jacket and a French Revolution-era frock coat. |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises was produced, featuring an innovative Batsuit with 110 separate pieces made from military-grade polyester mesh and flexible urethane armor with carbon fiber panels. |
| 2012 | Sam Mendes cited The Dark Knight as an influence on his film Skyfall. |
| 2012 | Marion Cotillard performs her own voice dub-over for the European and Canadian French versions of the film. |
| 2012 | Tom Hardy transforms himself physically for the role of Bane, gaining significant weight and deliberately creating a unique voice portrayal to make the character more menacing than previous interpretations. |
| 2012 | Anne Hathaway auditions for the role of Selina Kyle/Catwoman without initially knowing which character she was being considered for, and undergoes extensive martial arts training for the physically demanding role. |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises is released as the concluding film of The Dark Knight Trilogy, featuring Batman's return from self-imposed retirement and his confrontation with Bane. |
| 2012 | Total Film named it the sixth-most-accomplished film of the preceding fifteen years. |
| 2011 | Became the first major-studio film to be released for digital rental on Facebook. |
| 2010 | Received significant recognition in a Metacritic poll, appearing on 7 critics' lists of top films of the 2000s decade. |
| 2010 | The Academy increased Best Picture nominee limit from five to ten, dubbed 'The Dark Knight Rule', to allow more popular and respected films to be nominated. |
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