Joker
2019 | 122 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.1/10), it made about 20 times its budget, it won 2 Oscars and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
68% on Rotten Tomatoes, 59 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.1/10 from 29K viewers
- AwardsStrong
3 wins, 1 other nomination — won Academy Award for Best Actor; won Academy Award for Best Original Score
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$1.1 billion worldwide on a $55 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
980K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
HBO Max Amazon Channel
HBO MaxRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand, Plex
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Cast & crew
Directed by Todd Phillips
- Joaquin PhoenixArthur Fleck
- Robert De NiroMurray Franklin
- Zazie BeetzSophie Dumond
- Frances ConroyPenny Fleck
- Brett CullenThomas Wayne
- Shea WhighamDetective Burke
- Bill CampDetective Garrity
- Glenn FleshlerRandall
- Leigh GillGary
- Josh PaisHoyt Vaughn