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Batman: The Killing Joke
Directed by
Sam Liu
R
2016
77m
Animation
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6.4
35%
50%
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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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Cast of Batman: The Killing Joke
Kevin Conroy
Bruce Wayne / Batman (voice)
Mark Hamill
Jack Napier / The Joker / Red Hood (voice)
Tara Strong
Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (voice)
Ray Wise
Commissioner James Gordon (voice)
John DiMaggio
Francesco (voice)
Robin Atkin Downes
Detective Harvey Bullock (voice)
Brian George
Alfred Pennyworth (voice)
JP Karliak
Reese (voice)
Andrew Kishino
Murray (voice)
Nolan North
Mitch (voice)
Maury Sterling
Paris (voice)
Fred Tatasciore
Carny Owner (voice)
Bruce Timm
Patrolman (voice)
Anna Vocino
Jeannie (voice)
Kari Wahlgren
Call Girl (voice)
Rick D. Wasserman
Maroni (voice)
Sam Liu
Director
Brian Azzarello
Writer
Alan Burnett
Producer
Matthew Mahoney
Producer
Amy McKenna
Producer
Kohei Kenmotsu
Producer
Ed Adams
Producer
Batman: The Killing Joke Ratings & Reviews
Ryezoo
February 20, 2025
Poor film adaptation of a good comic. Bat-girl was awesome and her action scenes were impressive. The voice work was great for the main trio everyone else sounded extremely cheesy. The controversy with bat-girl in this rings true. No need to sexualize her character and make 80% her dialogue about her interest in Batman. I thought the Jokers past scenes didn't work at all and were poorly done. In all its best to just pass on this and pick up the graphic novel
Every Movie Has a Lesson
Don Shanahan
Filled with rated-R level violence and disturbing content, this is not your Saturday morning or weekday afternoon Batman story.
Keith & the Movies
Keith Garlington
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.
Deep Focus Review
Brian Eggert
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.
Stream on Demand
Sean Axmaker
... 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.
The Cinematic Reel
David Gonzalez
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.
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
On the whole, The Killing Joke feels like it was cobbled together out of different pieces of varying quality and, as such, it doesn't work as well as it might.
Rotoscopers
Rachel Wagner
It really felt like 2 episodes of the animated series crammed together with nothing particularly cinematic to set the animation apart.
The Daily Times (Tennessee)
Amanda Greever
Writers didn't know what to do with Barbara back in 1988, and they don't know now.
Reactor
Emmet Asher-Perrin
Talking about this film, this story, is rough. It's rough because it commands a lot of questions on multiple levels of the creative process.
The Hollywood Outsider
Aaron Peterson
Just take my advice and begin where the comic does, or the joke's on you.
CBR
Sean Curry
A faithful retelling of the classic graphic novel, albeit with some odd decisions regarding Batman and Batgirl's relationship.
Aggressive Comix
Steph Cozza
Why would you watch the K-Mart version, when you can just read it as it was meant to be?
The Cleveland Movie Blog
George M. Thomas
For anyone who's not a die-hard fan when it comes to these DC animated films, no one could blame them for taking a pass.
The Mary Sue
Marcy Cook
A reason to see this movie is that it shows exactly how to not write a heroine. It shows how to fail at empowering her.
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
It just turns the story into "The Sorrows of Young Barbara," first sexualized by Franz, then rebuffed by Batman, and finally brutalized by the Joker.
IndieWire
Ben Travers
Batman: The Killing Joke is borderline unsettling - and not in a good way.
Nerdist
Eric Diaz
If you're a fan of Batman at all, then The Killing Joke comes with the highest recommendation.
MovieWeb
Julian Roman
It is not a worthy reflection of an iconic story.
CraveOnline
Blair Marnell
It took nearly three decades for fans to see The Killing Joke get the adaptation that it deserved. And it was worth the wait.
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