Movies Like Batman: Year One

If you liked Batman: Year One (2011), a action and animation movie directed by Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and animation
One part vigilante, one part criminal kingpin, Red Hood begins cleaning up Gotham with the efficiency of Batman, but without following the same ethical code.
2
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman (2003)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and crime
As if the Penguin wasn't enough to contend with, a new vigilante has surfaced in Gotham City, and her strong-arm tactics give Batman cause for concern. Being the World's Greatest Detective and The Dark Knight, he sets…
3
Batman (1989)
★ 7.2/10Also action and crime
Having witnessed his parents' brutal murder as a child, millionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne fights crime in Gotham City disguised as Batman, a costumed hero who strikes fear into the hearts of villains. But when a…
4
The Dark Knight (2008)
★ 8.5/10Also action and thriller
Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lt. Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the streets. The…
5
Batman: Bad Blood (2016)
★ 7/10Also action and animation
When Batman goes missing, it takes the entire Bat "family" - including Batwoman and Batwing - to keep the peace in Gotham and unravel the mystery behind the Dark Knight's disappearance.
6
Daredevil vs. Spider-Man (2003)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and action
Spider-Man is transported to an alien world by the Beyonder. He must lead a force of Earth's greatest heroes against their greatest foes.
7
Batman vs. Two-Face (2017)
★ 6.3/10Also animation and action
Former Gotham City District Attorney Harvey Dent, one side of his face scarred by acid, goes on a crime spree based on the number '2'. All of his actions are decided by the flip of a defaced, two-headed silver dollar.
8
Justice League: Doom (2012)
★ 7.4/10Also action and animation
An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
9
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and action
Fuelled by remorse and vengeance, a high schooler named Terry McGinnis becomes the new Batman as he fights crime in the futuristic Neo-Gotham City.
10
Vixen: The Movie (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also action and animation
Originally from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton violence. But Mari refuses to succumb to the terrors surrounding her. Inheriting her family's…
11
Batman Begins (2005)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and crime
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol…
12
Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and action
Explorer Bruce Wayne accidentally unleashes an ancient evil, and returns to Gotham after being away for two decades. There, Batman battles Lovecraftian supernatural forces and encounters allies and enemies such as…
13
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
★ 7.8/10Also action and crime
Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight…
14
Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also action and animation
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.
15
Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts (2015)
★ 5.9/10Also action and animation
Gotham City is under siege by a series of bizarre crimes and only the world's greatest detective, Batman, can unravel the mystery! The trail leads to none other than the Penguin and his Animilitia, an animal-inspired…
16
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons (2022)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and action
After discovering he has powers, 11-year-old Jonathan Kent and assassin-turned-Boy-Wonder Damian Wayne must join forces to rescue their fathers (Superman & Batman) and save the planet from the malevolent alien force…
17
Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants (2016)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and action
Mr. Freeze turns Killer Croc and Bane into super-sized monsters, and they bash their way through downtown Gotham until the Caped Crusader and his team of heroes join the fight in their giant robot mechs.
18
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also action and animation
The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it. But can they overcome their differences to…
19
Superman: Man of Tomorrow (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and action
It’s the dawn of a new age of heroes, and Metropolis has just met its first. But as Daily Planet intern Clark Kent – working alongside reporter Lois Lane – secretly wields his alien powers of flight, super-strength and…
20
The Flash (1990)
★ 6.5/10Also action and crime
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.