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Batman: Bad Blood

Batman: Bad Blood

Justice runs in the family.

Video201672 minPG-13Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Director
Jay Oliva
Starring
Jason O'Mara, Yvonne Strahovski, Stuart Allan, Sean Maher

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.

Where to watch

Where can I watch Batman: Bad Blood?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Batman: Bad Blood to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video, and on no subscription service.

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Highlights

What stands out about Batman: Bad Blood?

Batman: Bad Blood earns 2 badges, led by Crowd Pleaser and Award Nominee.

  • Reception
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is Batman: Bad Blood worth watching?

Batman: Bad Blood's Midcredits score is the 73rd percentile of all films, from 91K ratings across 4 sources. 65% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

73rd percentile

Better received than 73% of films

61st percentile among Animation73rd percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)71st
Approval (how many liked it)72nd

67 /100

71st percentile of all films

58th percentile among Animation70th percentile among 2010s

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.9 — solid but not unanimous.

65% liked it

72nd percentile of all films

63rd percentile among Animation73rd percentile among 2010s
65% rated it 7–1035% rated it 1–6

Critics 100% · Audience 65%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 0 wins / 3 noms overall

96th percentile

91K ratings across platforms

91st percentile among Animation96th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 41% in 30 days

Box office

Budget$3.5M

What reviewers say

Common ground

The film centers on the Bat-family taking over while Batman is missing, with a large cast and a fast-moving plot, though fans see that as a welcome expansion and detractors as a cluttered, undercooked one.

Fans praised

  • expanded Bat-family spotlight with Nightwing, Batwoman, Batwing carrying the story in Batman's absence
  • strong voice cast led by Sean Maher and Yvonne Strahovski
  • solid animation, action set pieces and direction by Jay Oliva

Detractors panned

  • overstuffed with too many characters and subplots crammed into a short runtime
  • Batman barely present despite the title, with Batwoman underwritten
  • fighting too quick and lacking impact

What stands out

Acting72

voice cast widely praised, especially Sean Maher and Yvonne Strahovski

Cinematography72

beautiful designs, stand-out cinematography and set pieces

Effects and spectacle65

action directed well with weight, though some fights quick and lacking impact

Atmosphere63

daunting dangerous Gotham, aided by animation and direction

Plot and story58

mystery of Batman's disappearance and family team-up, but overstuffed and rushed

CharactersDivisive55

Bat-family expansion celebrated but villains and newcomers underwritten

Originality48

familiar DC animated formula, though spotlighting lesser-known Bats offers freshness

Pacing45

rushed with too many subplots in a short runtime, two third acts

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men even
  • Under-30s vs over-30s 2 points apart
  • Critics vs users 2 points apart
  • US vs non-US 7 points apart

Watch experience

What is Batman: Bad Blood like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Fun ride: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want a fun ride.

It is intense and leaves you entertained.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Nothing out of the ordinary.

What it feels like

Fun ride.

The answer rests on this: Moods
TenseThrillingMelancholic
Heaviest: throughout
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
Adventurous · 11% of filmsBrooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film presents its superhero conflict and familial drama with earnest seriousness.
The rideThe film sustains a tense, action-driven atmosphere from the start with Batman's disappearance, likely maintaining that pressure through the investigation and climax.
StructureThe story progresses linearly from Batman's disappearance to the confrontation and resolution.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Entertained.

The answer rests on this: FunHopeful
Why it leaves you this wayThe film's energetic conclusion and the Bat-family's solidarity leave a satisfying, upbeat impression.
How it ends · evidence
Happy ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterTyrant
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21% (this title): Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% (this title) · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Tyrant: A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).

21% of films fit this archetype

with Mystery underneath

Why this archetypeBatman is abducted by a cloned adversary; his allies investigate, uncover a brainwashing plot, and rescue him from a tyrannical League of Assassins.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfFamilybonds
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27% (this title): Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% (this title) · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% (this title) · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% (this title) · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Bonds

Family bondsDuty · 2% of filmsIdentity · 14% of films
Celebrates its theme: Affirms its theme — this is good and worth having.Societal stakes: Consequences reach a whole social order.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe film centers on the family-like bonds within the Batman clan—Alfred, Nightwing, Robin, Batwoman, and Batwing—as they unite to protect Gotham and find Bruce, while duty compels them to carry on in his absence.
StanceThe film celebrates the found family and their duty to protect Gotham, presenting their unity and sacrifice as heroic and worth affirming.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanDomesticInstitutionalStylized realism
Orchestral modernSupportive music · original score · Frederik Wiedmann
SettingGotham City, a dark, crime-ridden metropolis with its iconic architecture and underworld of supervillains.
MusicWiedmann provides a dynamic orchestral score typical of DC animated features, underscoring action and drama.

Content guide

Is Batman: Bad Blood okay for kids?

PG-13

Batman: Bad Blood is rated PG-13: “Rated PG-13 for violence throughout and some suggestive content” (MPAA). As of September 28, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (60/100), sexual content at moderate (36/100), language at moderate (37/100), drug and alcohol content at mild (22/100) and frightening material at moderate (47/100). Overall it is heavier than 54% of PG-13-rated films.

Ratings in 11 other countries
  • UK12
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany16
  • France12
  • Ireland12
  • JapanPG12
  • Brazil12
  • Denmark15
  • MexicoB
  • Netherlands6
  • Spain12
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 34% of all filmsHeavier than 54% of PG-13-rated films
Violence & Gore
Intense
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 72%
Sex & Nudity
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 66%
Profanity
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 37%
Alcohol & Drugs
Mild
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 21%
Frightening / Intense
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 52%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is violence. Everything else sits at or below what PG-13-rated films usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Batman: Bad Blood have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Batman: Bad Blood?

Cast

Jason O'Mara
as Batman
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Yvonne Strahovski
as Batwoman
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Stuart Allan
as Robin
Sean Maher
as Nightwing
Morena Baccarin
as Talia al Ghul
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Steve Blum
as Black Mask
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Gaius Charles
as Batwing
John DiMaggio
as Blockbuster
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Robin Atkin Downes
as The Mad Hatter
James Garrett
as Alfred Pennyworth
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.

Crew

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Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

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