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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

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In the Gotham City of the future, an older Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) trains a college student, Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle), to replace him as Batman. Meanwhile, the Joker (Mark Hamill) has re-emerged as the leader of the Jokerz, a gang inspired by their evil hero, who was previously thought to be dead. Terry tries to stop the theft of communications gear by the Jokerz, but the Joker narrowly escapes. The truth about the Joker's life and death slowly emerges through violent confrontations.
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This feature length entry in the Batman Beyond mythos sends off the Mark Hamill-voiced Joker in thrilling fashion, hitting the same caped crusading peaks of the original series.

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Brian Costello Common Sense Media 12/02/2020
3/5
Joker's back in dark animated tale with cartoon violence. Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 06/29/2020
Very well done with a different kind of Batman than I am used to seeing Go to Full Review
Justin Brown Medium Popcorn 09/03/2019
5/5
It's too... good. Go to Full Review
Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn 09/03/2019
4/5
The flashback alone is a classic Batman scene. Go to Full Review
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 03/26/2016
A fantastic extension of the Batman mythos and one that pays homage to the classic Dark Knight, while also extending the dignity and mature arc of "Batman Beyond." Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 10/19/2005
3/5
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Guilherme M 5d Classic, with a very shocking, but developed story for its target audience. The old 2000s animation style brings me nostalgia from watching movies like this as a child, despite being low quality. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Nov 11 Success in 1 hour, 16 minutes, and 55 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Some Bloody and Violent Sequences!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!! Copyright 2000-2025 by Warner Brothers Studios, Warner Animation Group and Warner Home Entertainment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Isaac K. @isaackrawiec11 Oct 23 What a great movie loved it See more Evan V. @IronBolderStudios Oct 11 95% Fairly entertaining with a couple memorable scenes. It also has pretty good voice acting. See more Garry A @heavyg Aug 30 A new twist on the Joker mythology was fun to watch. See more Garrett B @gmoney637 Mar 23 Even if it lacks animation quality, it still delivers entertaining spectacle to go with its premise. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the Gotham City of the future, an older Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) trains a college student, Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle), to replace him as Batman. Meanwhile, the Joker (Mark Hamill) has re-emerged as the leader of the Jokerz, a gang inspired by their evil hero, who was previously thought to be dead. Terry tries to stop the theft of communications gear by the Jokerz, but the Joker narrowly escapes. The truth about the Joker's life and death slowly emerges through violent confrontations.
Director
Curt Geda
Producer
Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm
Screenwriter
Paul Dini
Distributor
Warner Bros. Television
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Fantasy, Action, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 2000, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2008
Runtime
1h 10m
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