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Movies like Batman: Year One (2011) Finished Batman: Year One and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Batman: Year One, and what it does not.
What did you love about Batman: Year One? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Superhero origin Crime noir Personal responsibility Corruption Believer Redemption Nonlinear Moral ambiguity Your best matches Ranked against what Batman: Year One is actually about, not its genre labels.
72% Reverina match Top pick 2005 · Film · Drama · Action
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Why it matches Also about corruption Centres on the same believer figure Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
Gotham 2014
Also about corruption Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Algorithm anchor-3 · considered 132 candidates
Told the same way, nonlinear What's different Not about personal responsibility Not really crime noir or superhero origin Commitment 2h 20m
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Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV HBO Max Why this ranked above the others
Reads closest to it overall of everything considered when ranked against Batman: Year One.
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2013 · Film · Animation · Action
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its desaturated and stylised look Shares its tense and hopeful register What's different Not about personal responsibility or corruption Not really crime noir or superhero origin Heavier emotionally Where it streams YouTube Free Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Batman: Year One.
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2012 · Film · Drama · Action
Good match
Why it matches Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Shares its desaturated and stylised look Shares its tense and hopeful register Builds as slowly What's different Not about personal responsibility or corruption Not really crime noir or superhero origin Heavier emotionally Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Batman: Year One.
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Also about corruption Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity City of God 2002
Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Shares its tense and hopeful register Taxi Driver 2021
Also about corruption Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Pulp Fiction 1994
Built around the same redemption and moral ambiguity Told the same way, nonlinear Arrow 2012
Also about personal responsibility Centres on the same believer figure A Bronx Tale 1993
Told the same way, nonlinear Built around the same moral ambiguity
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