# Joker (2019)

> A marginalized clown’s desperate hunger for dignity curdles into a violent public persona in Todd Phillips’s bleak character study.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/325355

## Facts

- Runtime: 122 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
- Director: Todd Phillips
- Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Glenn Fleshler
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7286456/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: bleak, brooding, disturbing, intense solo viewing, dark movie night

## Synopsis

A haunting exploration of a man's descent into madness and chaos in a society that has forgotten him.

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