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Batman: The Killing Joke

2016

Directed by Sam Liu

The madness begins.

As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

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Kevin Conroy Mark Hamill Tara Charendoff-Strong Ray Wise John DiMaggio Robin Atkin Downes Brian George JP Karliak Andrew Kishino Nolan North Maury Sterling Fred Tatasciore Bruce Timm Anna Vocino Kari Wahlgren Rick D. Wasserman

Alternative Titles

Batman: La broma mortal, 蝙蝠俠: 致命玩笑, Batman: La broma asesina, Batman - The Killing Joke (2016), 蝙蝠侠：致命玩笑, Бетмен: Убивчий жарт, באטמן: הבדיחה ההורגת, Batman: A Piada Mortal, Batman: Το Φονικό Αστείο, Batman: Gyilkos tréfa, 蝙蝠俠：致命玩笑, 배트맨: 더 킬링 조크, Batman: Den dræbende vittighed, Batman vs. Joker, Бэтмен: Убийственная шутка, Batman: Öldüren Şaka, Батман: Убийствената шега, Batman : Rire et mourir, Batman: Zabójczy żart, バットマン：キリングジョーク, Batman: Trò Đùa Chết Chóc, แบทแมน ตอน โจ๊กเกอร์ ตลกอำมหิต, باتمان: النكتة القاتلة, Batman: Gluma ucigașă

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Crime Animation Drama Action

Themes

Intense violence and sexual transgression Crime, drugs and gangsters Graphic violence and brutal revenge Challenging or sexual themes & twists Show All…

Premiere

22 Jul 2016

USAR San Diego Comic-Con International

Theatrical

24 Jul 2016

AustraliaMA15+

25 Jul 2016

Brazil14

03 Aug 2016

France10

23 Aug 2016

Hungary16

21 Oct 2016

Spain12

Digital

26 Jul 2016

Italy
MexicoB-15
USAR

10 Aug 2016

JapanR18+

Physical

03 Aug 2016

Netherlands6

04 Aug 2016

Germany16

08 Aug 2016

Ireland12
UK15

10 Aug 2016

Spain

Australia

24 Jul 2016

TheatricalMA15+

Brazil

25 Jul 2016

Theatrical14

France

03 Aug 2016

Theatrical10

Germany

04 Aug 2016

Physical16 DVD / BD

Hungary

23 Aug 2016

Theatrical16

Ireland

08 Aug 2016

Physical12

Italy

26 Jul 2016

Digital

Japan

10 Aug 2016

DigitalR18+

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26 Jul 2016

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03 Aug 2016

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10 Aug 2016

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21 Oct 2016

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08 Aug 2016

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22 Jul 2016

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26 Jul 2016

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Review by Devin Meenan ★ 8

It's unfortunate and honestly shocking how the addition of a 30 minute prologue focusing on Barbara Gordon detracts from the film and makes the story's treatment of her character even more problematic.
Review by zee 2

someone save barbara gordon from being degraded for the sake of the plot
Review by SilentDawn ★½ 12

22/100
Alan Moore's The Killing Joke, released in 1988, was an influential comic at the time, but even its creator soon lambasted its violent, excessive attempt at diving into the crazed minds of heroes and villains. To quote Moore, "I don’t think that the world needs that many brooding psychopathic avengers". It's an ideal which DC abruptly ignores, trampling over the vibrant, kooky stories of Batman's golden age (Dick Sprang bringing color to full lucidity) in favor of Snyder's oppressive (although not without merit) vision. But The Killing Joke still had its attributes, mainly in Brian Holland's pristine illustrations and the demented final moment between Batman and the clown prince of crime. But in Batman: The Killing Joke, the 26th…
Review by Amanda the Jedi ★½ 3

Who the hell thought the stuff with Barbara was a good idea?
You guys literally had everything you needed to do this right and some weirdo perve got a hold of it
Review by COBRARocky ★

Maybe the most famous Batman and Joker story is now overshadowed by Bruce nailing Babs on a roof and her acting like a needy teenager. Good job guys.
Review by clownhead ½

I cannot emphasize how loud my bark of amazed laughter was when batman said, outraged, "no, he's objectified you!" to batgirl as though he and THE ENTIRE MOVIE did not do EXACTLY THE SAME FUCKING THING like boys ......... you cannot just appropriate feminist terminology while simultaneously aggressively promoting the very reason it is necessary. though I guess it was truly incredible to appreciate that all the men involved in making this had only one (1) brain cell that they popped out and shared between them like dollar store Fates
Review by adambolt ★★½

well that wasn't very funny
Review by Ellie ✨ ★

when batman mansplained to batgirl that she was being objectified I paused the stream, laughed in horror for a full minute, and went to take a shower. in retrospect, I timed the shower too early
Review by matt lynch ★★ 5

BATMAN BANGS
Review by dead ★★

never thought that a 72 minute long movie centered around one of the most disturbing and provocative comic books ever written could be made boring af but somehow these guys did it
Review by Gonzo ★ 7

▶ Gonzo's 2016 Movie Rankings
Two words: Bat sex.
Two more words: BAD movie.
The Killing Joke is a controversial adaptation of Alan Moore's controversial graphic novel, but unlike the legendary comic it's based on, the film ends up being controversial for all the wrong reasons.
DC, you had one job and one heck of a source material—a story widely regarded as one of the greatest, not just in Batman lore, but in comic book history.
All you had to do was animate the thing, but no, you had to make it all about Batgirl instead of the "two guys in a lunatic asylum" and tack on a needless romantic subplot that no one wants to see, ultimately disrespecting the…
Review by Netscape Negro ½ 5

They’ve made like 35600 of these direct to dvd dc movies and all of them save for like 2 are abysmal fucking dogshit.

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25 Jul 2016

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03 Aug 2016

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04 Aug 2016

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23 Aug 2016

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26 Jul 2016

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