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Batman: Mask of the Phantasm

1993 · 77 min

A moody, art-deco noir that aches with lost love while shadowy figures stalk a rain-slicked city; surprisingly tender for a superhero cartoon.

Directed by: Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm
Genres: Animation, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner

Tagline: The Dark Knight fights to save Gotham city from its deadliest enemy.
Overview: Andrea Beaumont leaves her father to return to Gotham, rekindling an old romance with Bruce Wayne. At the same time, a mysterious figure begins to hunt down Gotham's criminals, wrongly implicating Batman in the murders. Now on the run from the law, Batman must find and stop the culprit, while also navigating his relationship with Andrea.

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Directed by: Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm
Genres: Animation, Crime, Mystery
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner

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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
love
revenge
identity
betrayal
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
twist ending
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	6
Horror	3
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	6
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	8

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Genres: animation, crime, mystery
Directed by: Eric Radomski, Bruce Timm
Written by: Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Martin Pasko, Michael Reaves
Starring: Kevin Conroy, Dana Delany, Hart Bochner, Stacy Keach, Abe Vigoda, Dick Miller, John P. Ryan, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Music: Shirley Walker
Cinematography: Sung-Il Cho
Runtime: 77 min
Country: United States of America, South Korea, Japan
Languages: English

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