Film · 2019 · R · 2h 02m · Crime, Thriller, Drama
Joker
Todd Phillips
Put on a happy face.
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Synopsis
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Reception
- Critics
- 68%
- Audience
- 89%
Reviews were divided but mostly favorable. Joaquin Phoenix's lead turn was the most frequent point of praise, along with the film's bleak, gritty tone. Skeptics felt its ideas about society and mental illness were less developed than its style.
Sources: Rotten Tomatoes
Box office
- Budget
- $55M
- Domestic
- $336M
- Worldwide
- $1.08B
Source: Box Office Mojo, as of Sep 30
Cast
Robert De NiroMurray Franklin
Frances ConroyPenny Fleck
Brett CullenThomas Wayne
Shea WhighamDetective Burke
Crew
Scott SilverWriter
Hildur GuðnadóttirMusic
