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2019 · 122 min · R

Joker

Directed by Todd Phillips · Crime, Thriller, Drama

Joker (2019) is a Crime film, directed by Todd Phillips set during the 1980s. It runs 122 minutes and is rated R.

A psychological horror, with a bleak and tense tone. Themes of madness / loss of sanity, class conflict, and isolation play out through unreliable narrator.

Composer
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Cinematography
Lawrence Sher
Cast
Joaquin PhoenixRobert De NiroZazie BeetzFrances ConroyBrett CullenShea WhighamBill CampGlenn Fleshler

The world of this film

Setting

Setting
Urban
When
1980s

Premise & themes

Premise
Psychological Horror
Themes
Madness / Loss Of SanityClass ConflictIsolation
Structure
Unreliable Narrator
Tone
BleakTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadAntihero
Pacing
Slow Burn
Based on
Pure Fiction

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