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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Movie
7.8/10on IMDb
Released
A masked figure starts killing Gotham mobsters, and the police blame Batman. The case leads Bruce back to Andrea Beaumont and decisions he made before he wore the cape. Start here for a self-contained noir mystery in which the flashbacks actually change how the present-day clues read.
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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One (2021)

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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part One
Movie
7.3/10on IMDb
Released
The murders come on holidays, and Batman works with Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent to find a pattern in the attacks on the Falcone family. Start with this half if you want the most sustained police procedural on the list. Keep Part Two ready for the rest of the case.
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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021)

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Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
Movie
7.2/10on IMDb
Released
The Holiday Killer is still at large, and the people working the case are running out of reasons to trust one another. The pressure on Harvey Dent changes how earlier clues read. Watch Part One first or choose the Deluxe Edition, which combines both parts.
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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight (2018)

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Batman: Gotham by Gaslight
Movie
6.7/10on IMDb
Released
In a turn-of-the-century Gotham hosting a world’s fair, Batman and Selina Kyle look for the person behind the Jack the Ripper murders. Pick this when you want a period whodunit. Familiar faces arrive with unfamiliar occupations and motives, so knowing the usual Gotham cast only gets you so far.
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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)

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Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Movie
6.7/10on IMDb
Released
Someone using the name Batwoman starts targeting Gotham criminals with unusually rough methods. Batman follows the new vigilante’s connections, and several people have plausible reasons to be behind the mask. Choose this for an identity puzzle with the look and voices of The New Batman Adventures.
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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker (2000)

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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker
Movie
7.8/10on IMDb
Released
Terry McGinnis has to explain how the Joker can be back and what really happened during his last encounter with Bruce. The mystery is shared across two generations of Batman. Pick this if you enjoy seeing a younger detective work around a mentor who would rather leave an old case buried.
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Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)

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Batman: Under the Red Hood
Movie
8.1/10on IMDb
Released
A newcomer called Red Hood moves in on Black Mask’s criminal business and behaves like he already knows how Batman works. The investigation reveals a personal connection beneath the gang war. Pick this if you want a quick-moving identity mystery with more action than the slow-burn cases.
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Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero (1998)

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Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero
Movie
7.2/10on IMDb
Released
Barbara Gordon disappears, leaving Batman and Robin to follow clues back to Mr. Freeze and work out why he took her. Pick this for a short, urgent case in the classic animated continuity. The audience knows more about Freeze than the detectives do, so the suspense comes from watching them catch up.
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Batman: Hush (2019)

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Batman: Hush
Movie
6.9/10on IMDb
Released
A stranger in bandages gets familiar criminals to act as pieces of a larger plan. Batman and Catwoman give you different ways to read the trap as it unfolds. Choose this even if you’ve read the comic, since the animated film makes a meaningful change to the mystery.
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Batman vs. Robin (2015)

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Batman vs. Robin
Movie
7.1/10on IMDb
Released
Damian encounters a mysterious figure named Talon while investigating a crime scene. The encounter sends Bruce after the Court of Owls, while Damian weighs an invitation from someone who rejects Batman’s rules. Pick this for a conspiracy that puts a family relationship under pressure.
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Batman: Bad Blood (2016)

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Batman: Bad Blood
Movie
6.8/10on IMDb
Released
Bruce disappears, so Batwoman, Batwing, Nightwing, and Robin need to work out what happened while protecting Gotham. Pick this for a missing-person case passed around the Bat-family. Watch Batman vs. Robin first if you want the relationships already in place.
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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)

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Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham
Movie
6.1/10on IMDb
Released
An expedition goes wrong, and the explorer version of Bruce returns to his city trying to make sense of what he found. Pick this for an occult investigation in a 1920s Gotham. The clues go back further than one crime scene, and the story gradually gives way to cosmic horror.
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Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018)

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Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Movie
6.5/10on IMDb
Released
Mystery Inc. joins Batman and helps reopen an old case tied to the mysterious Crimson Cloak. Choose this for a lighter mystery you can try solving alongside the characters. The gang’s hunt for suspects and disguises fits a Batman who can laugh at himself.
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Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)

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Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Movie
7.1/10on IMDb
Released
A string of experimental-technology thefts puts Batman on the trail of a group of martial artists. Pick this for a crossover where tracking the wrong suspects is part of the fun. It gets bigger and louder once the teams understand what’s being stolen and who wants it.
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The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)

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The Batman vs. Dracula
Movie
6.6/10on IMDb
Released
People are disappearing in Gotham, and Bruce pieces together what’s happening after a stranger named Alucard turns up. The title gives away the monster, leaving Batman to figure out what connects the victims. Choose it for a gothic case that gives Batman a reason to use his lab.
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Justice League: Gods and Monsters (2015)

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Justice League: Gods and Monsters
Movie
7.0/10on IMDb
Released
In this alternate universe, the deaths of several scientists leave a darker Justice League looking guilty. This Batman is Kirk Langstrom, a scientist himself, and he has a personal reason to follow the evidence. Choose this for a murder mystery shared by three unusual versions of familiar heroes.
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