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Batman: The Killing Joke

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Movie Info
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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