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Batman: The Dark Knight Returns

Movie·2013·Animation, Action, Mystery·2h 28m·8.1 (159)·Directed by Jay Oliva

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Batman has not been seen for ten years. A new breed of criminal ravages Gotham City, forcing fifty-five-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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Peter WellerPeter WellerBruce Wayne / Batman (voice)Ariel WinterAriel WinterCarrie Kelley / Robin (voice)David SelbyDavid SelbyCommissioner James Gordon (voice)Wade WilliamsWade WilliamsHarvey Dent / Two-Face (voice)Michael EmersonMichael EmersonJoker (voice)Dee Bradley BakerDee Bradley BakerDon / Fat Mutant / Additional Voices (voice)Maria Canals-BarreraMaria Canals-BarreraCommissioner Ellen Yindel (voice)Paget BrewsterPaget BrewsterLana Lang (voice)

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