Batman: The Killing Joke
Seen it?2016 | 77 min | Animation, Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 35% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Joker or Justice League Dark: Apokolips War, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense and unsettling, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 17 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: expect violence.
As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
35% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$9 million worldwide on a $4 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 115K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Sam Liu
- Kevin ConroyBatman (voice)
- Mark HamillThe Joker (voice)
- Tara StrongBarbara Gordon / Batgirl (voice)
- Ray WiseCommissioner Gordon (voice)
- John DiMaggioFrancesco (voice)
- Robin Atkin DownesDetective Bullock (voice)
- Brian GeorgeAlfred (voice)
- JP KarliakReese (voice)
- Andrew KishinoMurray (voice)
- Nolan NorthMitch (voice)