

Batman: The Killing Joke
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3.5M
- Box office
- $3.8M
- Language
- English
- psychopath
- superhero
- cartoon
- carnival
- descent into madness
- psychological thriller
- torture
- cruelty
- justice
- based on graphic novel
- super power
- madness
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereRSan Diego Comic-Con International22 Jul 2016
- Theatrical (limited)RSpecial Engagement by Fathom Events25 Jul 2016
- Digital / OTTR26 Jul 2016
- PhysicalBlu-ray2 Aug 2016
United KingdomGB
- Physical15DVD / BD8 Aug 2016
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalMA15+24 Jul 2016
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1425 Jul 2016
FranceFR
- Theatrical103 Aug 2016
GermanyDE
- Physical16DVD / BD4 Aug 2016
HungaryHU
- Theatrical1623 Aug 2016
IrelandIE
- Physical128 Aug 2016
ItalyIT
- Digital / OTT26 Jul 2016
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTR18+10 Aug 2016
MexicoMX
- Digital / OTTB-1526 Jul 2016
NetherlandsNL
- Physical6DVD3 Aug 2016
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Batman: The Killing Joke was released on 24 July 2016.
Audience reviews
5- A
Austin Singleton
8/10/2016
Not even the voice acting could save this movie. Check out my full review here. http://www.hweird1reviews.com/allreviews/the-killing-joke-movie-review
- G5/10
Gimly
9/2/2016
Shares the few weaknesses of the short comic it is based on, but adds a bunch of its own new weaknesses to try and get it up to a theatrical runtime and justify its cinema release. I think part of the reason the reception for _The Killing Joke_ has been so overwhelmingly negative is that the expectations were so high going in. But that wasn't without cause. It sees the long awaited return of both Kevin Conroy and …
- P4/10
Peter89Spencer
8/7/2020
The first 30 minutes was wasted with Barbara being so annoying! I just didn't see why that whole bit was thrown in when the movie itself is meant to center on the Joker. Even with Mark Hamill's final bow out as the iconic villain couldn't save the film. Still, at least that joke at the end was a little amusing! Other than that, they could've done better with the story.
- G10/10
GenerationofSwine
1/12/2023
OK, so I'll admit I was expecting something closer to the graphic novel, and I was pretty disappointed that it only really loosely followed something that was epicly brilliant as the comic. However, I'm not a stickler for total accuracy. And, really it is better than most of the other Batman movies, it does manage to tell a good story and reveal some of the Joker's ever-changing and never consistent backstory, …
- M5/10
Murp
5/29/2024
_The Killing Joke_ deserved a better adaptation. Not even that. Just re-edit this to cut out the first half and you have a perfect adaptation. This is one of my favorite Batman stories ever. Unfortunately, the first part is spent irrelevantly on Barbara, and has largely nothing to do with the rest of the movie. However, after about a half hour of filler, the ACTUAL adaptation of _The Killing Joke_ is awesome. Kevin C…
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