If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Between The Penguin and Joker: Folie à Deux , Batman ‘s rogues are having something of a renaissance, which is probably bad news if you live in Gotham. 2022 was the last time Batman was on the silver screen, and we’re still two years away from the sequel.
Fans looking to catch up on the Batman films may have questions, and understandably so. To casual observers, the chronology of Batman movies may seem hopelessly byzantine, especially compared to the neat phases of the Marvel universe . The good news is that just about everything DC can be found on Max , making it the best place to watch every Batman movie.
For starters, the latest live-action Batman-adjacent adaptations exist in separate universes (just don’t call it the multiverse). The Penguin is a spin-off of Matt Reeves’ The Batman , which was the first standalone Batman movie since 2012’s The Dark Knight Rises . Joker: Folie à Deux is a sequel to Todd Phillips’ Joker , starring Joaquin Phoenix.
The Joker films take place when Bruce Wayne is still a child. In short, the only film you need to watch before streaming The Penguin is The Batman , and you’ll want to stream The Joker before its sequel, Folie à Deux hits theaters on October 4. But what’s the fun in that? If you want to know how to revisit the rest of the films in the franchise, here’s everything yo.