

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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