Joker

About Joker

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.

Joker is a 2019 crime thriller film directed by Todd Phillips. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck, Robert De Niro as Murray Franklin, Zazie Beetz as Sophie Dumond, and Frances Conroy as Penny Fleck.

Released in October 2019, it runs 122 minutes. Written by Scott Silver and Todd Phillips. Production companies include Bron Studios, DC Films, and Village Roadshow Pictures. It is adapted from a comic.

Shelv files it under mental illness, character study, society, and social commentary. In the United States it streams on HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel, and TBS. It scores 8.1 out of 10 from 28,623 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Parasite, Donnie Darko, and American Psycho make useful companions to Joker, all filed under anti-capitalist and psychological thriller. It belongs to Joker Collection.