Batman: The Killing Joke

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Batman: The Killing Joke

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Released Jul 25, 2016

1h 16m

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Batman (Kevin Conroy) must save Commissioner Gordon (Ray Wise) from the Joker's (Mark Hamill) twisted quest to drive him insane.

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Critics Consensus

This stilted retelling of the Joker's origin adds little to its iconic source material, further diminished by some questionable story additions that will have fans demanding justice for Barbara Gordon.

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Ben Travers

indieWire

Batman: The Killing Joke is borderline unsettling - and not in a good way.

Rated: C+

Jul 25, 2016

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Filled with rated-R level violence and disturbing content, this is not your Saturday morning or weekday afternoon Batman story.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 16, 2024

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Fans of both the novel and “Batman: The Animated Series” will certainly appreciate what the movie eventually becomes. But getting to that point makes for a puzzling ride.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 19, 2022

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

While the first half feels like an extended prologue included as runtime padding, what follows isn't much better, as it deviates from the source material, and worse, emphasizes what was unwieldy about the text.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 11, 2022

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

... scriptwriter Brian Azzarello wrote a half-hour prologue that explored Batgirls retirement from crime fighting. Give the production high marks to the adaptation proper but the addition is problematic at best and misguided at best.

Mar 12, 2022

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

The final product is nothing more than a middle of the line DC animated film that was concentrating more on controversy than giving a film that fans not only wanted, but deserved.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 18, 2022

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Stephen H

Dissatisfied and disappointed

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/18/24

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First Name L

Best Comic Book Writing Ever great movie Adaptation

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/24

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Andrew L

A massive disappointment, especially in the first half where Liu throws in a Batgirl story that nobody wanted, making the audience almost sick to their stomachs.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/09/24

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James L

These so called critics obviously don't know how to rate a movie. This movie is meant to be unsettling, "and not a good way". That's it's whole objective. Joker is a maniac, if you think a comedy would be better. Go make your own damn movie! Killing Joke is a masterpiece, a must see Batman story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/25/24

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Boc T

Seen a ton of hate towards this film after watching it and didn't understand why. First half didn't matter too much. Hamill carries the second half. Voices were great. The animation is good enough. Thought it was pretty enjoyable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/15/24

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Rocky H

I loved it! it shows that at the end of the battle Joker and Batman can share a laugh.I had the comic and I don't know why people didnt give it a better rating, but I loved it myself! 2 thumbs up here!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/06/24

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Synopsis

Batman (Kevin Conroy) must save Commissioner Gordon (Ray Wise) from the Joker's (Mark Hamill) twisted quest to drive him insane.

Director: Sam Liu
Screenwriter: Brian Azzarello
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros.
Rating: R (Some Bloody Images|Disturbing Content)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 25, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2016
Runtime: 1h 16m

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