This lineup also excludes 1995’s Batman Forever and 1997’s Batman & Robin, which are no longer considered to be part of Burton’s Batman universe. We’ll get into the reasons why a bit later.

Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever doesn't have much of a place in the larger conversation about Batman films, but it was quietly groundbreaking in a couple ways.

Also: We aren't counting the animated movies, or movies where Batman makes a cameo, or where Batman is part of a team. That includes The Flash (above). Even though we appreciated Michael Keaton in ...

Batman & Robin was released in 1997, 5 years after Tim Burton's critically acclaimed Batman Returns. The movie, starring George Clooney as the Dark Knight, could not have been any more different ...