The Lego Batman Movie
Movie, 2017, Lego, Set in Lego Gotham
The Lego Batman Movie is #21 of 26 in release order and #13 of 26 in chronological order in the Batman.
The story
A cooler-than-ever Batman must face the usual villains as the Joker plots a takeover of Gotham City. But when Bruce Wayne accidentally adopts a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick, he’s forced to give up his lone-vigilante ways and learn to work with others.
The Lego Batman Movie recap
In Lego Gotham, Batman stops the Joker's latest plot and goes home alone to Wayne Manor, where Alfred worries about his loneliness. Batman tells the Joker he means nothing to him, which hurts the Joker deeply. At a gala, Barbara Gordon takes over from her father as police commissioner and proposes that the police work with Batman instead of relying on him. Bruce absentmindedly adopts an eager orphan, Dick Grayson. The Joker and every Gotham villain surrender, and Batman suspects a trick; he steals the Phantom Zone Projector from Superman's Fortress of Solitude with Dick's help and sends the Joker into the Phantom Zone. In the Zone, the Joker recruits other prisoners, including Voldemort, Sauron, King Kong and the Daleks, and returns to destroy Gotham.
The Lego Batman Movie ending explained
Batman lands in the Phantom Zone himself and has to admit that he needs others. Back in Gotham, he teams up with Robin, Batgirl, Alfred and even the Gotham villains, and tells the Joker he matters to him. Together they pull the broken city back together by linking pieces of Gotham. The villains go back to Arkham, and Batman welcomes his new family to Wayne Manor.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no post-credits scene; the end credits run over a song by Batman.
Where to watch The Lego Batman Movie
The Lego Batman Movie is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 89%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Batman: The Killing Joke, before Joker.
- Chronological order: after The Dark Knight Rises, before Joker.
What to watch before The Lego Batman Movie
Nothing. The Lego Batman Movie (2017) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own. The Lego Batman Movie itself is optional in the Batman order.
Cast
- Will Arnett as Batman / Bruce Wayne (voice)
- Michael Cera as Robin / Dick Grayson (voice)
- Rosario Dawson as Batgirl / Barbara Gordon (voice)
- Ralph Fiennes as Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
- Zach Galifianakis as Joker (voice)
- Jenny Slate as Harley Quinn (voice)
- Jason Mantzoukas as Scarecrow (voice)
- Conan O'Brien as The Riddler (voice)
- Doug Benson as Bane (voice)
- Billy Dee Williams as Two-Face (voice)
- Zoë Kravitz as Catwoman (voice)
- Kate Micucci as Clayface (voice)
Directed by Chris McKay.