Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham

In a city forever in darkness, an ancient horror awakens.

Directed by Christopher Berkeley, Sam Liu

Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC

202386 min6.7 / 10

A dark, Lovecraftian reimagining of Batman that trades typical superhero action for cosmic horror and supernatural dread.

Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as Green Arrow, Ra's al Ghul, Mr. Freeze, Killer Croc, Two-Face and James Gordon.

Questions people ask

  • Is Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity57

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Surprise46

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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