Yes, but Frank Miller's Dark Knight books and the animated movies (nor even the New Frontier graphic novels) are considered canon to the mainstream DC Universe. Those fall under the Hypertime/Mulitverse umbrella and aren't in the mainstream history. I've been reading this stuff for the past 30 years and just sold 47 boxes of my comics. Longtime DC/Marvel/Valiant/Image/Dark Horse/etc fan, hence my avatar.
I love the animated movies, but they alter a number of things from the comic. But the Dark Knight and Dark Knight Returns will always be two of the best. Frank Miller's short recent (but way too short) All Star Batman & Robin series was excellent as well, featuring great moments like this:
LOL!