Joker
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.
Critics Sentiment
Arthur appears on Murray Franklin's show and kills him
Arthur accidentally drops gun while performing at children's hospital
The film builds from Arthur's sympathetic early struggles to the shocking subway murders, creating a dramatic shift in how audiences perceive the character.
Joker maintains consistently high sentiment throughout, anchored by universal praise for Phoenix's transformative performance. The film builds tension effectively from Arthur's early victimization through his psychological breakdown, peaking with the climactic Murray Franklin show sequence that reviewers found both terrifying and mesmerizing.
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Joaquin Phoenix
Arthur Fleck
Robert De Niro
Murray Franklin
Zazie Beetz
Sophie Dumond
Frances Conroy
Penny Fleck
Brett Cullen
Thomas Wayne
Shea Whigham
Detective Burke
Bill Camp
Detective Garrity
Glenn Fleshler
Randall
Leigh Gill
Gary
Josh Pais
Hoyt Vaughn
Rocco Luna
GiGi Dumond
Marc Maron
Gene Ufland
Sondra James
Dr. Sally
Murphy Guyer
Barry O'Donnell
Douglas Hodge
Alfred Pennyworth
Dante Pereira-Olson
Bruce Wayne
Carrie Louise Putrello
Martha Wayne
Sharon Washington
Social Worker
Hannah Gross
Young Penny
Frank Wood
Dr. Stoner
Crew
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