List of animated Batman films

Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Outside of comics, the character's first appearance was in the 15-chapter theatrical serial Batman (1943), with Tim Burton's Batman (1989) marking his first big-budget film. Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993) mark the first animated film to star Batman; part of Batman: The Animated Series (1992–1995), Mask of the Phantasm was initially set for a direct-to-video release, before Warner Bros. gave it a theatrical release. Since then, Warner Bros. has released multiple films starring Batman direct-to-video, through digital storefronts and platforms, or on television.

The Lego Batman Movie (2017) is the only Batman film besides Mask of the Phantasm to receive a wide theatrical release. Other films like Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (2016), Batman and Harley Quinn (2017), and Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires (2025) received a limited release in theaters.

DC Animated Universe

Phase One films

Film [1]	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm	December 25, 1993 (1993-12-25)	Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm [2]	Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Martin Pasko, and Michael Reaves [2]	Benjamin Melniker and Michael Uslan [3]
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero	March 17, 1998 (1998-03-17)	Boyd Kirkland [4]	Boyd Kirkland and Randy Rogel [4] [5]
Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker	December 12, 2000 (2000-12-12)	Curt Geda	Paul Dini, Glen Murakami, and Bruce Timm
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman	October 21, 2003 (2003-10-21)
Batman and Harley Quinn	July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)	Sam Liu [6]	Bruce Timm and Jim Krieg [6]	—N/a

Superman/Batman duology

Phase One films

Film [1]	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies	September 29, 2009 (2009-09-29)	Sam Liu	Stan Berkowitz	Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, Michael Goguen, Bobbie Page, Sam Register, Benjamin Melniker, and Michael Uslan
Superman/Batman: Apocalypse	September 28, 2010 (2010-09-28)	Lauren Montgomery	Tab Murphy	Bruce Timm, Alan Burnett, Bobbi Page, Lauren Montgomery, Sam Register, Benjamin Melniker, Michael Uslan

DC Animated Movie Universe

Phase One films

Film [1]	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Son of Batman	April 22, 2014 (2014-04-22)	Ethan Spaulding [7]	Joe R. Lansdale and James Robinson [7]	James Tucker [7] [8] [9]
Batman vs. Robin	April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)	Jay Oliva [8] [9]	J. M. DeMatteis [8] [9]
Batman: Bad Blood	January 20, 2016 (2016-01-20)
Batman: Hush	July 20, 2019 (2019-07-20)	Justin Copeland [10]	E. J. Altbacker [10]	Amy McKenna [10]

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• 2013: Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox , based on Flashpoint with Kevin McKidd voicing Batman
• 2014: Justice League: War , based on Justice League: Origin with Jason O'Mara voicing Batman
• 2015: Justice League: Throne of Atlantis , based on Throne of Atlantis with Jason O'Mara voicing Batman
• 2017: Justice League Dark , with Jason O'Mara voicing Batman
• 2018: The Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen, based on The Death of Superman with Jason O'Mara voicing Batman
• 2020: Justice League Dark: Apokolips War , with Jason O'Mara voicing Batman

Batman Unlimited

Phase One films

Film [1]	U.S. release date	Director(s)	Screenwriter(s)	Producer(s)
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts	May 12, 2015 (2015-05-12)	Butch Lukic	Heath Corson	Butch Lukic
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem	August 18, 2015 (2015-08-18)

• 2015: Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts , an animated film with Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman
• 2015: Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem , an animated film with Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman ^[11]
• 2016: Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants , an animated film with Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman

Holy Adam West Universe, Batman!

• 2016: Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders , based on the Batman television series with Adam West voicing Batman
• 2017: Batman vs. Two-Face , based on the Batman television series with Adam West voicing Batman for final time before his death ^[12]

Ninjaverse

• 2018: Batman Ninja ^{[13] [14] [15]}
• 2025: Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League

Tomorrowverse

• 2021: Batman: The Long Halloween Part 1 and Part 2, a two part animated film based on Batman: The Long Halloween with Jensen Ackles voicing Batman. ^[16]
• Legion of Super-Heroes (film)
• Justice League: Warworld
• Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths

Stand-alone films

• 2005: The Batman vs. Dracula , set in the continuity of The Batman with Rino Romano voicing Batman
• 2016: Batman: The Killing Joke , an adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman
• 2010: Under the Red Hood , an adaptation of Batman: Under the Hood with Bruce Greenwood voicing Batman
• 2011: Year One , an adaptation of Batman: Year One with Benjamin McKenzie voicing Batman ^[17]
• 2012: The Dark Knight Returns – Part 1 , an adaptation of the first half of The Dark Knight Returns with Peter Weller voicing Batman ^[18]
• 2013: The Dark Knight Returns – Part 2 , an adaptation of the second half of The Dark Knight Returns with Peter Weller voicing Batman ^[18]
• 2013: DC Super Heroes Unite , an adaptation of Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes with Troy Baker voicing Batman
• 2014: Assault on Arkham , set in the continuity of Batman: Arkham with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman
• 2018: Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold , with Diedrich Bader voicing Batman
• 2018: Batman: Gotham by Gaslight , an animated film based on the one-shot graphic novel of the same name with Bruce Greenwood voicing Batman ^[19]
• 2019: Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, with Troy Baker voicing Batman ^[20]
• 2021: Batman: Soul of the Dragon , an animated film with David Giuntoli voicing Batman ^[21]
• 2022: Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons
• 2023: Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
• 2023: Merry Little Batman
• 2025: Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

Ensemble/cameo roles

Theatrical

• 2017: DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon, with Takayuki Yamada voicing Batman ^[22]
• 2018: Teen Titans Go! To the Movies with Jimmy Kimmel voicing Batman. ^[23]
• 2022: DC League of Super-Pets , with Keanu Reeves voicing Batman. ^[24]

Direct-to-video

• 2010: Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths , a loose adaptation of various DC comics with William Baldwin voicing Batman ^[25]
• 2012: Justice League: Doom , based on JLA: Tower of Babel with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman ^[26]
• 2008: Justice League: The New Frontier , based on the comic of the same name with Jeremy Sisto voicing Batman ^[27]
• 2010: DC Super Friends: The Joker's Playhouse , based on the Fisher-Price toyline with Daran Norris voicing Batman ^[28]
• 2014: JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time , an original story with Diedrich Bader voicing Batman ^[28]
• 2014: Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered animated television special, with Troy Baker reprising his role as Batman from the Lego video games. ^[29]
• 2015: Justice League: Gods and Monsters with Michael C. Hall voicing a Kirk Langstrom version of Batman ^[30]
• 2015: Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League , with Troy Baker reprising his role ^[31]
• 2016: Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash , with Troy Baker reprising his role ^[32]
• 2018: Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash , with Troy Baker voicing Batman
• 2018: Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis , with Troy Baker voicing Batman
• 2020: Lego DC: Shazam!: Magic and Monsters , with Troy Baker voicing Batman
• 2020: Superman: Red Son , with Roger Craig Smith voicing Batman.
• 2021: Injustice , an animated film based on the 2013 video game Injustice: Gods Among Us , featuring a parallel universe in the DC Multiverse, with Anson Mount voicing Batman. ^[33]

The Lego Movie series

• 2014: A Lego-themed version of Batman appears in The Lego Movie , voiced by Will Arnett. ^[34]
• 2017: The character receives his own spin-off film, The Lego Batman Movie , voiced again by Arnett. This film takes place in a universe where all of the previous live-action films, as well as some animated series, the preceding film, and the 1966 TV series (which the film mocks in multiple instances) have somehow happened. ^[35] Despite this, the film works as an origin story for both Robin and Batgirl, and is established in Lego Dimensions to be set in the Lego DC universe, distinct from The Lego Movie universe.
• 2019: Arnett reprised his role as Lego Batman in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part . ^[36]

Anthology and short films

• 2008: Batman: Gotham Knight , a collection of original shorts with Kevin Conroy voicing Batman
• 2020: Batman: Death in the Family , an interactive short film based on the story arc from the comics that allows the viewer to choose different outcomes of the story; featuring Bruce Greenwood voicing Batman ^[37]

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