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2019
R
Warner Bros.
2 h 2 m

2019
R
Warner Bros.
2 h 2 m

Summary Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of esca...

Directed By: Todd Phillips

Written By: Scott Silver, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson, Todd Phillips

2019
R
Warner Bros.
2 h 2 m

2019
R
Warner Bros.
2 h 2 m

Joker

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 60 Critic Reviews

59

User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 7,673 User Ratings

8.8

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Summary Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is struggling to find his way in Gotham’s fractured society. A clown-for-hire by day, he aspires to be a stand-up comic at night…but finds the joke always seems to be on him. Caught in a cyclical existence between apathy and cruelty, Arthur makes one bad decision that brings about a chain reaction of esca...

Directed By: Todd Phillips

Written By: Scott Silver, Bob Kane, Bill Finger, Jerry Robinson, Todd Phillips

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Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 60 Critic Reviews

55% Positive
33 Reviews

27% Mixed
16 Reviews

18% Negative
11 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Critic Reviews

Metascore

Mixed or Average Based on 60 Critic Reviews

55% Positive
33 Reviews

27% Mixed
16 Reviews

18% Negative
11 Reviews

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Oct 4, 2019

The true success of this film has everything to do with Joaquin Phoenix’s masterful performance.

By Chris Gore FULL REVIEW

Aug 31, 2019

An iconic comic-book villain gets an appropriately epic origin story in Joker, which allows Joaquin Phoenix’s raw talent its grandest stage yet.

By Tim Grierson FULL REVIEW

User Reviews

User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 7,673 User Ratings

89% Positive
6827 Ratings

5% Mixed
400 Ratings

6% Negative
446 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

User Reviews

User Score

Universal Acclaim Based on 7,673 User Ratings

89% Positive
6827 Ratings

5% Mixed
400 Ratings

6% Negative
446 Ratings

All Reviews
Positive Reviews
Mixed Reviews
Negative Reviews

Mar 11, 2024

What is it with you people? Dad, it's me. Come on. You think this is funny? I'll **** kill you.

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Feb 6, 2024

A masterpiece.ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ

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The Observer (UK)

Oct 6, 2019

Subtlety is not Phillips’s strong point. What he does have is an eye for a well-chosen location, an ear for a provocative line of dialogue and a finger on the pulse of very marketable, confrontational (if also “cynical”) entertainment. Add to this an incendiary central performance by Phoenix and Joker looks set to have the last laugh.

By Mark Kermode FULL REVIEW

The Seattle Times

Oct 3, 2019

While Phoenix is always more than watchable (his scary-Fred-Astaire dance moves, born from Arthur’s habit of watching old movies with his mother, are both mesmerizing and disturbing), “Joker” really has nowhere to go. Its characters are one-note cartoony, but fun is the last thing on this movie’s mind; it’s all despair, from its opening scenes on downward.

By Moira Macdonald FULL REVIEW

Philadelphia Inquirer

Oct 3, 2019

Having unleashed Phoenix, Phillips doesn’t seem to know how to contain or couch the performance. At some point he seems to have surrendered, and when the movie is over you realize Arthur is its only substantial character.

By Gary Thompson FULL REVIEW

Chicago Tribune

Oct 2, 2019

In a year of mass culture that gave us HBO’s excellent “Chernobyl,” Joker can claim the grimmest depiction of a meltdown.

By Michael Phillips FULL REVIEW

Aug 31, 2019

Phoenix is acting so hard you can feel the desperation throbbing in his veins. He leaves you wanting to start him a GoFundMe, so he won’t have to pour so much sweat into his job again. But the aggressive terribleness of his performance isn’t completely his fault.

By Stephanie Zacharek FULL REVIEW

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Jan 29, 2024

This is one of the best films of all time with no doubt. It describes the very cruent story behind the Joker with a fantastic cast, specially the magical Phoenix.

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BananaSkywalker

Oct 2, 2023

Joker

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Jul 6, 2023

Really crazy dramatized movie. Slowly watching him go crazy. Pretty shocking ending and I wasn't expecting it.

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Mar 19, 2023

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

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Feb 17, 2022

Joker... An empty and empty movie that is not worth watching! ... I do not know what the director intended to make this film ?! Maybe he wanted to ruin our happy memories with Master Heath Ledger... A dull narrative that even hurts the enthusiasm of the audience! ... The only positive point of the movie is the relatively good Wakin Phoenix game, which in my opinion is not worth it in the face of thousands of negative points! Alas, I live in a world where the Joker is the pamphlet of the top 250 movies in history and people who know nothing about cinema have revealed this calamity! ... Finally, I want to say that it is better to know the meaning of cinema and not make a masterpiece from the garbage of cinema!

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Production Company Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, BRON Studios, Joint Effort, DC Comics, Creative Wealth Media Finance, DC Entertainment

Release Date Oct 3, 2019

Duration 2 h 2 m

Rating R

Genres

Tagline Put on a happy face.

Website https://www.facebook.com/jokermovie/

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Awards

Academy Awards, USA

• 2 Wins & 11 Nominations

Golden Globes, USA

• 2 Wins & 4 Nominations

CinEuphoria Awards

• 4 Wins & 14 Nominations

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