Every Batman Movie Ending Ranked From Worst To Best

12. Batman & Robin

Look, nobody wants to talk about Batman & Robin, so let's keep this brief.

In the final showdown, Batman, Robin, and Batgirl defeat Poison Ivy and Mr. Freeze, and stop Gotham from being frozen. The nippled-armoured superhero then has a heart-to-heart with Mr. Freeze, convincing the pun-spewing scientist to give him the cure for Alfred's illness.

After Alfred makes a full recovery, the quartet say they look forward to protecting the city together, with their butler declaring, "We're gonna need a bigger cave." The final shot shows the trio of superheroes striding triumphantly towards the camera, with the Bat-Signal gleaming in the background.

In theory, this climax can work. But the final battle is so cartoonishly over-the-top, it looks like a bunch of action figures smashing together inside a toy set. Even though Barbara's introduction as Batgirl is meant to be an epic moment, it feels like she was forced in, just to satisfy the female demographic.

Even though there's nothing wrong with the final shot conceptually, the fact that it's a copy-and-paste of how Batman Forever ended further demonstrates how lacking Batman & Robin was in terms of creativity.