Batman: The Killing Joke

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Batman: The Killing Joke

R

2016

1h 16m

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Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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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

07/25/2016

C+

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

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

02/16/2024

3/5

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

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/19/2022

2.5/5

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.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

04/11/2022

2/4

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.

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Sean Axmaker

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03/12/2022

... 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.

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David Gonzalez

The Cinematic Reel

02/18/2022

2.5/4

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.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 1d

The worldwide gross is $4,462,034.00.

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Enrique R

@EnriqueRamosLovesMovies Jan 29

Batman: The Killing Joke, a good DC animated film. Mark Hamill does great as the Joker and Kevin Conroy as Batman is great and is the best Batman, especially him in the Arkham games and Batman: The Animated Series. The story kind of sucks, but the action is cool and entertaining. It’s a definitely rated R movie with disturbing moments. The plot is a bit of a mess. But, I want to watch it again in Blu-Ray. But, overall, I give Batman: The Killing Joke a 6.5/10 or a 3/5 stars.

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Nicholas t

@nicktalbert2025 Jan 4

Best action packed movie

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Zachary L

@s0ckpuppet99 Nov 24

The beginning is by far the worst part of the film but after that it gradually gets better a solid 6/10

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David C

@David617 Sep 26

La animación es buena pero la película no es muy buena

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Oaklee D

@ODie63 Apr 26

As a fan of the graphic novel this film has adapted. I can say that it deserved better. the first 25 minutes of the film had no need to be there and it cheapened the second half of the film. It does get points for casting Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill in the roles they are known for as I couldn't picture anyone else voicing them for a killing joke film BUT the movie itself was ok when it should have been great.

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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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