Batman & Robin (1997)
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure • 2h 5m
Director: Joel Schumacher
Cast: George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough, Pat Hingle, Elle Macpherson, John Glover, Vivica A. Fox, Vendela Kirsebom, Elizabeth Sanders, Jeep Swenson, John Fink, Michael Reid MacKay, Eric Lloyd, Jon Simmons, Christian Boeving, Stogie Kenyatta, Andy LaCombe, Joe Sabatino, Michael Paul Chan, Kimberly Scott, Jay Luchs, Roger Nehls, Anthony E. Cantrell, Peter Navy Tuiasosopo, Harry Van Gorkum, Sandra Taylor, Elizabeth Guber, Jack Betts, Marc Glimcher, Mark Leahy, Jim McMullan, Patrick Leahy, Jesse Ventura, Ralf Moeller, Doug Hutchison, Tobias Jelinek, Greg Lauren, Dean Cochran, Coolio, Nicky Katt, Lucas Berman, Uzi Gal, Howard Velasco, Bruce Roberts, John Ingle, Gene LeBell, Azikiwee Anderson, Michael Bernardo, Steve Blalock, Steve Boyles, David Cardoza, Christopher Caso, Mark Chadwick, Danny Costa, Simon Kim, Todd Matthew Grossman, Jim Hardy, Steven Ito, Dennis Keiffer, Stephan Desjardins, James Kim, Dennis Lefevre, Jean-Luc Martin, Cory M. Miller, Chris C. Mitchell, Christopher Nelson, Jeff Podgurski, Chris Sayour, Don Sinnar, Paul Sklar, Takis Triggelis, Corey Haim, Greg Bronson, Spitfire Brown, Johnathan Brownlee, Ryan Allen Carrillo, Ellen Dunning, Eva Ford, Earnest Hart Jr., Matthew Hurley, Valentina Marie Lomborg, Khristian Lupo, Julie Michaels, David Novak, Gloria Koehn Straube, Dick Shawn, Deron McBee
Best audio release
Additional info
4K Blu-ray has Atmos remixes with new effects and changes. The original matrix surround track is somewhat different in its mix than the 5.1 discrete but relatively the same.
About the film
Batman and his sidekick Robin attempt to the foil the sinister schemes of a deranged set of new villains, most notably the melancholy Mr. Freeze, who wants to make Gotham City into an arctic region, and the sultry Poison Ivy, a botanical femme fatale. As the Dynamic Duo contend with these bad guys, a third hero, Batgirl, joins the ranks of the city's crime-fighters.
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Studio commentary with Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy
- Alternative Titles
- Batman and Robin
Director: Victor Fleming
3D: Warner Bros 3D Blu-ray or Apple Vision Pro
Director: Roger Christian
Theatrical Version: Mill Creek Blu-ray
Home Video Version: Concorde Blu-ray
3D version: Paramount 3D Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray on October 26 2026
Video format: HD Streaming
Director: Micky Dolenz
Video format: SD Streaming
Video format: Only Unofficial Sources
Director: Joel Schumacher
Dolby Stereo SR: WB LaserDisc (best audio mix of the film)
Dolby 5.1: WB LaserDisc AC3, WB DVD
2005 5.1 retransfer: WB DVD Dolby and DTS, WB Blu-ray TrueHD
4K Blu-ray has Atmos remixes with new effects and changes. The original matrix surround track is better mixed than the 5.1 discrete with more surround and low end engagement amazingly. It also hides the extensive ADR a bit due to the inherent quality dip comparing matrix to discrete formats.
1991 Warner Bros LaserDisc (for original mono track)
1996 Warner Bros 25th Anniversary LaserDisc has isolated music and effects track (incorrectly labeled "music minus vocals") not present on any other release
Japan GAGA 4K Blu-ray is worse
Director: Joel Schumacher
Director: Joel Schumacher
US/UK Arrow 4K Blu-ray has both the original Dolby Stereo 2.0 mix in its best quailty and the original Dolby Stereo 4-track discrete stems in 4.0.
Director: Joel Schumacher
2019 Shout! Factory Blu-ray
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
BD 1080p Comparison: https://slow.pics/c/6hg4Y5fB (USA-Shout! vs AUS-Imprint vs GER-NamelessMedia vs AUS-Shock)
Director: Joel Schumacher
Sources: Blu-ray.com (opens in a new tab)
Sony 4K Blu-ray looks like a very nice upgrade and is maybe even more but people are debating the addition of a Kieślowski-like yellow color filter they put over a segment in the film at around 16 minutes, on the other hand, this cap of the Blu-ray looks terrible and clearly not right either, so leaning on Sony having reinstated the filter
Director: Joel Schumacher
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)
Video format: UHD Blu-ray
WB 4K
Sources: YouTube (opens in a new tab)
An undeniably significant improvement from the BD yet still severely flawed. See DFIC's review.
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper
Director: Orson Welles
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · blah-ray.blogspot.com (opens in a new tab)
WB Europe 4K Blu-ray
WB Europe 4K Blu-ray slightly better encoding than Criterion (caveat: missing Criterion extras)
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
All foreign language tracks were pitched too low, replacement disc and Ultimate Knockout Collection disc fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Box Set
2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection Warner Bros 4K Blu-ray Box Set > 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray
2023 disc has a brief moment where the aspect ratio changes from 1.85:1 to 1.78:1, 2024 release fixed the error
Both cuts of the movie are on the same disc and don’t appear to be seamlessly branched.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: John G. Avildsen
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
Original Mono: Ultimate Knockout Collection/Knockout Collection replacement disc
Original Mono: Ultimate Knockout Collection/Knockout Collection replacement disc > Knockout collection original.
The Mono mix on the initial release of the Knockout Collection is a stereo fold-down of the 5.1, it also has a missing piano cue. The replacement disc and the ultimate knockout version fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition is the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Warner Bros 2024 Ultimate Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray/ Warner Bros 2023 Knockout Collection 4K Blu-ray (replacement disc)
Original Knockout Collection release had its 5.1 mix pitched too low, replacement disc and Ultimate Knockout Collection fixed the error.
The Steelbook and UK standard edition are the same disc as the 2023 knockout collection.
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