Directed by Christopher Nolan Written by Jonathan Nolan   Christopher Nolan   David S. Goyer   Bob Kane   Cast Christian Bale ... Bruce Wayne Heath Ledger ... Joker Aaron Eckhart ... Harvey Dent Michael Caine ... Alfred Maggie Gyllenhaal ... Rachel Gary Oldman ... Gordon Morgan Freeman ... Lucius Fox Monique Gabriela Curnen ... Ramirez Ron Dean ... Wuertz Cillian Murphy ... Scarecrow Chin Han ... Lau Nestor Carbonell ... Mayor Eric Roberts ... Maroni Ritchie Coster ... Chechen Anthony Michael Hall ... Engel Keith Szarabajka ... Stephens Colin McFarlane ... Loeb Joshua Harto ... Reese Melinda McGraw ... Barbara Gordon Nathan Gamble ... James Gordon Michael Vieau ... Rossi Michael Stoyanov ... Dopey William Smillie ... Happy Danny Goldring ... Grumpy Michael Jai White ... Gambol Matthew O'Neill ... Chuckles William Fichtner ... Bank Manager Olumiji Olawumi ... Drug Dealer Greg Beam ... Drug Buyer Erik Hellman ... Junkie Beatrice Rosen ... Natascha Vincenzo Nicoli ... Crime Boss Edison Chen ... LSI VP Nydia Rodriguez Terracina ... Judge Surrillo Andy Luther ... Brian James Farruggio ... Man No. 1 Tom McElroy ... Man No. 2 Will Zahrn ... Assistant DA James Fierro ... Thug at Party Patrick Leahy ... Gentleman at Party Sam Derence ... Male Guest Jennifer Knox ... Female Guest Patrick Clear ... Judge Freel Sarah Jayne Dunn ... Maroni's Mistress Charles Venn ... Gambol's Bodyguard (as Chucky Venn) Winston Ellis ... Gambol's Bodyguard David Dastmalchian ... Joker's Thug Sophia Hinshelwood ... Reporter Keith Kupferer ... Heckler Joe Caballero ... Cop Heckler (as Joseph Luis Caballero) Richard Dillane ... Acting Commissioner Daryl Satcher ... Officer at Intersection Chris Petschler ... Convoy Leader Aidan Feore ... Fat Thug Philip Bulcock ... Murphy Paul Birchard ... Cop with Fat Thug Walter Lewis ... Medic Vincent Riotta ... Cop at 250 52nd St. Nancy Crane ... Nurse K. Todd Freeman ... Polk Matt Shallenberger ... Berg Michael Andrew Gorman ... Cop at Hospital Lanny Lutz ... Bartender Peter DeFaria ... Civilian Matt Rippy ... First Mate Andrew Bicknell ... Prison Ferry Pilot Ariyon Bakare ... Guard Commander Doug Ballard ... Businessman Helene Maksoud ... Mother (as Helene Wilson) Tommy Campbell ... Passenger Craig Heaney ... Passenger Sutara Gayle ... Passenger Lisa McAllister ... Passenger Peter Brooke ... Passenger Joshua Rollins ... SWAT Sniper Dale Rivera ... SWAT Leader Matthew Leitch ... Prisoner on Ferry Tom Lister Jr. ... Tattooed Prisoner (as Tommy Tiny Lister) Thomas Gaitsch ... Reporter #3 William Armstrong ... Evans Adam Kalesperis ... Honor Guard Man Tristan Tait ... Uniform Cop Bronson Webb ... Bounty Hunter David Ajala ... Bounty Hunter Gertrude Mosley ... Fox's Secretary (as Gertrude Kyles) Jonathan Ryland ... Passenger Ferry Pilot James Scales ... Guardsman Nigel Carrington ... Warden Ian Pirie ... Corrections Officer Lateef Lovejoy ... Prisoner Grahame Edwards ... Prisoner Roger Monk ... Prisoner Ronan Summers ... Prisoner Wai Wong ... Hong Kong Detective Michael Corey Foster ... Honor Guard Leader Hannah Gunn ... Gordon's Daughter Brandon Lambdin ... Armored Car SWAT Uncredited Cast Jeff Albertson ... National Guard / Police Officer Tracy L. Aldaz ... Emergency Medical Technician Matthew W. Allen ... Civilian Stephen Armourae ... Ferry Prisoner Alisa Azpeitia ... Refugee Mike Bach ... Board Room Member Wayne Baker ... Loading Dock Supervisor Martin Ballantyne ... Joker's Henchman Tommy Bartlett ... Maroni's D.A. Paul Bateman ... Cameraman Blayne Bennett ... Inmate Christian Black ... SWAT Team Craig Braginsky ... Police Officer Jon Lee Brody ... Waiter Douglas Bunn ... Gotham City Prision Guard Debbi Burns ... Bank Patron Luke Burnyeat ... Party Guest Maritza Cabrera ... Party Guest Shirin Caiola ... Party Guest with Glass Fabrice Calmels ... Bodyguard David Chadwick ... Man at Bar Josh Chapman ... Bar Patron Laura Chernicky ... Party Guest Matt Cho ... Lau Henchman Henry Milton Chu ... Lau Henchman Ivan Lovegren ... Party Guest Kelli Clevenger ... Paramedic Janaah Coates ... Evacuee David Cosey ... Rasta Gang Leader Rachel Daugherty ... Bar Patron Bruce Allen Dawson ... Ferry Prisoner Danielle Day ... Bruce's Supermodel Girlfriend #2 Richard Divizio ... Chechen Gangster Tony Domino ... Press Conference Heckler Jessica Doyle ... Hospital Patient Laine Edwards ... Civilian R. Michael Egan ... Boat Passenger David William James Elliott ... Extra Dan Evashevski ... Underwear Honor Guard Gene Fojtik ... Pedestrian Reese Foster ... Party Guest Jason Frederick ... Party Guest Jason Fuller ... Partisan Darren Fulsher ... Police Officer David Fultz ... Pedestrian Scott Ganyo ... EMT Marisol Giraud ... Party Guest Tim Glanfield ... Hostage Dan Gossen ... SWAT Officer Lisa Greene ... Journalist Sharlene Grover ... Party Guest Natalie Hallam ... Ferry Passenger Thomas Hartmann ... EMT Chris Hastings ... Passenger Alexander Hathaway ... Prisoner Lindy Hennessy ... Hostage Michael Hennessy ... Hostage Jordon Hodges ... Police Officer John Hoving ... Bank Vault Manager Sean Hynes ... Bar Patron Bill Ibrahim ... Maroni Gangster T.G. Jamroz ... Mob Boss Charles Jarman ... Pencil Trick Thug Erron Jay ... Prisoner Daniel Jefferson ... Immigrant Ferry Passenger Ramses Jimenez ... National Guard Will Jones ... High-Ranking Officer Bob Kaliebe ... Police Officer Nicky Katt ... Shotgun SWAT Mark Keiser ... Businessman / Crime Scene Witness Charlie Kierscht ... Party Guest Thomas Kosik ... Parade Police Officer Don Kress ... Maroni's Henchman Ryan Kross ... Police Officer Tim Krueger ... Assistant D.A. Michael Kuster ... Party Guest Dan Latham ... Police Sgt. Spellman / Gotham Bomb Squad Joseph Lazicki ... Party Guest Donovan Leitch Jr. ... Ward Neeley David Lesley ... Detective Emily Lineham ... Civilian Deborah Lynn ... Party Guest Noelle Lynn ... Pedestrian Jonathan Macchi ... Party Guest Al Marchesi ... Police Officer J.R. Martino ... Firefighter / Citizen Joseph Mazurk ... Bailiff / Parade Policeman Tom McComas ... Helicopter SWAT Sniper Krista McEnany ... Party Guest Ryan McGonagle ... Banker James Mellor ... Ferry Passenger Denise Meyer Kennell ... TV Reporter David J. Nadolski ... Partygoer Joseph Nelson ... Police Officer Joseph Oliveira ... Officer Sal Ozbay ... Gang Member Christopher Pastenes ... Prisoner Libby Pedersen ... Party Guest Greg Peterson ... Gotham City Evacuee / Resident Ernest Pierce ... Shotgun SWAT Kevin Pitcairn ... Firefighter at Lamborghini Crash Scene Rory Plante ... Evacuating Hospital Patient Pek Pongpaet ... Lau Henchman Charles Query ... Businessman Marc Radz ... Party Guest Buster Reeves ... Joker's Thug #2 Sara Ritz ... Ballerina Peter Rnic ... Prisoner Gary Ryder ... Man on Boulevard Kelly Saindon ... Attorney Elisa Schleef ... Extra Greg Schweiner ... Assistant D.A. Jan Seybold ... Dent's Secretary Amit Shah ... Party Guest Vivek Shah ... Middle Eastern Bank Hostage Michael Sherwin ... Gotham TV Reporter Michelle Shields ... Angry Hospital Relative Tina Simmons ... Detective Kit Sinnett ... Soldier on Boat Sofiya Smirnova ... Evacuee John Snowden ... Detective Lorea Solabarrieta ... Secretary Dwight Sora ... Mob Lawyer Bruce Spielbauer ... High-Ranking Police Official January Stern ... Party Guest Robert Patrick Stern ... Extra Jordan Stone ... Businessman Robert Stone ... Dept. of Corrections Resident Richard Strobel ... Detective Albert Tang ... Ferry Passenger Jim Templar ... Joker's Henchman Chris D. Thomas ... Courtroom Spectator John Thurner ... Party Guest Tinnie Tong ... Ferry Passenger Tom Townsend ... Police Officer Chuen Tsou ... Lau's Henchman with TV John Turk ... Chechen's Bodyguard James Warfield ... Party Guest John Warman ... Detective Joel Wasserman ... Party Goer Mike Whyte ... Police Officer Chris Wilson ... Major Crime Unit Detective Lisa Wolf ... Businesswoman Debi Wollitzer ... Business Woman Evacuee Essa Zahir ... Prisoner on Boat Kevin Zaideman ... Party Staff Produced by Kevin de la Noy   Jordan Goldberg   Philip Lee   Benjamin Melniker   Christopher Nolan   Lorne Orleans   Charles Roven   Emma Thomas   Thomas Tull   Michael E. Uslan   Original Music by James Newton Howard Hans Zimmer

Additional Info Premiere: July 14, 2008 Theatrical Release: July 18, 2008 DVD Release: December 09, 2008 Blu-ray Release: December 09, 2008 Countries: Distributor: Warner Brother Studios Websites: Production Companies Warner Bros. (presentation) Legendary Entertainment (in association with) Syncopy DC Comics Distributors Warner Bros.   (2008) (USA) (theatrical) Amazon Prime Video   (2008) (World-wide) (video) HBO Max   (2020) (USA) (video) (VOD) Home Box Office (HBO)   (2009) (USA) (TV) TNT   (2010) (USA) (TV) Warner Home Video   (2008) (USA) (DVD) Warner Home Video   (2008) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 8.8 / 10 Our Rating 8.5 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 8.5 / 10 Female Users 5.9 / 10 Site Ranking #2 / 20,886 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 34 total ratings Almost Perfect 11 total ratings Average 3 total ratings Mediocre 2 total ratings Site Ranking #1 The Shawshank Redemption (1994) #2 The Dark Knight (2008) #3 Fight Club (1999) #4 Game Of Thrones: Season 8 (2019) #5 Game Of Thrones: Season 1 (2011) #6 Game Of Thrones: Season 6 (2016)