This is the latest instalment in our From the Vault feature series, in which we reflect on culturally significant movies celebrating notable anniversaries.
When director Christopher Nolan made his fourth feature, Batman Begins, he was known for intimate, noirish indies such as 2000’s Memento.
Its 2005 release, however, set him on the way to becoming the greatest blockbuster director of his generation.
It was not just a stepping stone for Nolan – Batman Begins, which turns 20 this month, also helped turn superhero films into the dominant genre of the 21st century.
Two decades on, this first instalment in a hugely popular trilogy remains a savvy, surprisingly substantial piece of work.