Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- disturbing
- theatrical
- dark movie night
- comic book adaptation marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly acknowledged the film's technical and artistic ambition, especially its bold musical direction, but found the tonal shifts incoherent and its impact weaker than the original.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Arthur and Lee's relationship and fractured identities are developed through stylized musical numbers rather than conventional drama alone.
Arthur's criminal persona and public notoriety become central to his relationship with Lee and his legal predicament.
Arthur meets Lee at Arkham State Hospital, where their attraction is entwined with madness, performance, and competing identities.
Arthur is incarcerated at Arkham and supervised by prison personnel while his lawyer contests his competence to stand trial.
Films like Joker: Folie à Deux, and why
Joker
shares a dark psychological character study, crime drama, unstable protagonist, and bleak urban atmosphere
Dancer in the Dark
shares a stylized musical structure, tragic outsider protagonist, theatrical performance, and social alienation
The Saddest Music in the World
shares a psychologically distressed lead, musical fantasy elements, institutional oppression, and darkly romantic themes
The Batman
shares comic-book criminal mythology, grim psychological drama, and morally ambiguous antihero storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- Todd Phillips
- Release Date
- 2024-10-01
- Runtime
- 138 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (3079)
Cast
- Joaquin Phoenix
- Lady Gaga
- Brendan Gleeson
- Catherine Keener
- Zazie Beetz
- Steve Coogan
- Harry Lawtey
- Leigh Gill
- Ken Leung
- Jacob Lofland
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Joker: Folie à Deux about?
- An imprisoned Arthur Fleck finds a volatile romance with Lee Quinzel as musical fantasy collides with courtroom scrutiny and institutional control.
- What is Joker: Folie à Deux like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Joker: Folie à Deux as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Joker: Folie à Deux violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Joker: Folie à Deux as graphic.
- What did critics think of Joker: Folie à Deux?
- Critics broadly acknowledged the film's technical and artistic ambition, especially its bold musical direction, but found the tonal shifts incoherent and its impact weaker than the original.
- Which films are like Joker: Folie à Deux?
- Films with a similar feel include Joker, Dancer in the Dark, The Saddest Music in the World, and The Batman.
- How long is Joker: Folie à Deux?
- Joker: Folie à Deux runs 138 minutes.
- Where can I watch Joker: Folie à Deux?
- In United States, Joker: Folie à Deux streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, TNT, TBS, tru TV, HBO Max.
