Joker
Put on a happy face.
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.
- Director
- Todd Phillips
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $1.08B
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Joker actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Joker appears in 10 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #16
Placed at #16 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #16
Placed at #16 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Crime Movies Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Thriller Movies Ranked #21
Placed at #21 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #35
Placed at #35 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #41
Placed at #41 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #46
Placed at #46 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #49
Placed at #49 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #68
Placed at #68 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
3 wins · 1 nomination
Academy Awards
2 wins · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Original Score
Robert Award for Best English Language Film
1 win
- WinnerRobert Award for Best English Language Film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Joker returned 19.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $55M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $1.08B
- Release date
- Oct 1, 2019
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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