Joker

Joker

Put on a happy face.

Directed by Todd Phillips

Produced by Warner Bros. Pictures, Joint Effort

2019122 min8.1 / 10

A bleak, psychologically intense character study of social alienation and mental collapse, told through the intimate descent of a man into violence and madness.

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.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Joker scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.

  • Does Joker end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 99% of films.

  • Is Joker sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.

  • Is Joker one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.

  • Is Joker violent? Yes, very. More violent than 95% of films.

  • Is Joker easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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93/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

There is almost nothing else like this.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise88

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love96

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Joker, and what each one shares →

Like Joker

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Joker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Joker, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Joker, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Joker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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