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DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

2020 • 0h 31m •
Animation Action
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 7.1/10
491 reviews
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DC Showcase - Batman: Death in the Family

Tragedy strikes the Batman's life again when Robin Jason Todd tracks down his birth mother only to run afoul of the Joker. An adaptation of the 1988 comic book storyline of the same name.

"The fate of Gotham is in your hands."

Top Billed Cast

Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Greenwood
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Vincent Martella
Vincent Martella
Jason Todd / Robin / Red Hood / Red Robin (voice)
John DiMaggio
John DiMaggio
Jack Napier / The Joker / Thomas Wayne / Reporter 2 (voice)
Zehra Fazal
Zehra Fazal
Talia al Ghul / Reporter 3 (voice)
Gary Cole
Gary Cole
Two-Face / Commissioner James Gordon / Reporter 4 (voice)
Kimberly Brooks
Kimberly Brooks
Police Officer 1 / Reporter 1 (voice)
Nolan North
Nolan North
Clark Kent / Police Officer 2 (voice)
Nick Carson
Nick Carson
Tim Drake / Young Bruce Wayne (voice)

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

W wildhunt1 Verified TMDB Critic
2020-10-14

Overall Grade: 3.1/5
Letter Grade: B-
Star Grade: 2.5/5, 5/10

I bought this movie, excited to finally see "A Death in the Family" in animated form. DC has rarely disappointed me with their movies, but I have to say... this one was a humongous disappointment. I mean, this movie sucked. It was nothing but a 30 minute recap of "Under the Red Hood" with a little bit of "Death in the Family" thrown in at the beginning, followed by 4 DC Showcase movies I didn't give a crap about.

The only reason for as high a grade as it gets is because of the animation and voice acting. Otherwise, tota...

C CueBert Verified TMDB Critic
2023-12-08

Wow. This is as disappointing as wildhunt1 wrote. This is 30 min of Batman narrating a storyline that WAS interesting and took years to tell. It’s Batman’s version of Winder Soldier comics. No, I don’t know who did which first. Anyway, DC animated movies are usually very well done across the boards. This one is...if you want the dehydrated version. Really, it’s kind of pointless. It would make sense if it was the prologue to a Red Hood or Jason Todd reborn movie. There is no teeth to this story. It’s sad....