The monstrous Penguin, who dwells in the sewers beneath Gotham, joins up with corrupt mayoral candidate Max Shreck to topple the Batman once and for all. But when Shreck's timid assistant Selina Kyle finds out, and Shreck tries to kill her, she's transformed into the sexy Catwoman. She teams up with the Penguin and Shreck to destroy Batman, but sparks fly unexpectedly when she confronts the caped crusader.
"The Bat. The Cat. The Penguin."
Top Billed Cast
Michael Keaton
Batman / Bruce Wayne
Danny DeVito
Penguin
Michelle Pfeiffer
Catwoman / Selina
Christopher Walken
Max Shreck
Michael Gough
Alfred
Pat Hingle
Commissioner Gordon
Michael Murphy
Mayor
Cristi Conaway
Ice Princess
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
T The Movie MobVerified TMDB Critic
2022-10-01
**Batman Returns overplays the comic book campiness of the decade and Burton's strange style but is balanced by astonishing performances and a more contained superhero story.**
Warner Bros was quick to begin production on a sequel to Batman (1989) after its colossal success literally saved the studio from bankruptcy. This time Tim Burton was given complete creative control over the entire film, and it shows. Batman Returns cranked up the campy weirdness that the studio had restrained in the first Batman. This film focuses on Danny DeVito's Penguin and Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman over Batma...
A Andre GonzalesVerified TMDB Critic
2023-04-25
The only other great batman movie. Not as much action but still was a really good movie....
R RobVerified TMDB Critic
2023-05-28
Tim Burton's original Batman definitely deserved a worthy sequel. Unfortunately, this just doesn't cut it. Keaton's Batman deserved more grit and drama, not corny comical antics. It's worth a look, but keep your expectations low....
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2026-06-20
Michael Keaton returns as the caped crusader, but he doesn't actually feature so much as this story is dominated by the megalomaniac "Shreck" (Christopher Walken) and the even more bonkers "Oswald Cobblepot" (Danny DeVito). The latter man was dumped into the sewers by his parents when he was a baby because he resembled a penguin rather then a child. Brought up in the sewers by squillions of other penguins, he has now determined to enlist the help of the crooked entrepreneur "Shreck" to find his real parents. That doesn't go so well, but as he searches he discovers that he has a certain popular...
