Still, it's a difficult task to rank the Bat-movies, since the Dark Knight has starred in some seriously excellent films.

With that in mind, what follows is a ranking of every movie in the Dark Knight trilogy based on how grounded they are. The ranking will be based on the plot, the action, the characters, and how ...

Led by Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne, these three movies — "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight," and "The Dark Knight Rises" — have raised the bar for every Batman movie made since.