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Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Killing Joke

The madness begins.

20166.61h 17m

Overview

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.

Directed by Sam Liu
Written by Brian Azzarello, Bob Kane, Bill Finger
Box OfficeBudget: $3.5MRevenue: $3.8M

Top Cast

Kevin Conroy

Kevin Conroy

Batman (voice)

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

The Joker (voice)

Tara Strong

Tara Strong

Barbara Gordon / Batgirl (voice)

Ray Wise

Ray Wise

Commissioner Gordon (voice)

John DiMaggio

John DiMaggio

Francesco (voice)

Robin Atkin Downes

Robin Atkin Downes

Detective Bullock (voice)

Brian George

Brian George

Alfred (voice)

JP Karliak

JP Karliak

Reese (voice)

Andrew Kishino

Andrew Kishino

Murray (voice)

Nolan North

Nolan North

Mitch (voice)

Themes & Keywords

psychopathsuperherocartooncarnivaldescent into madnesstorturecrueltyjusticebased on graphic novelsuper powermadnessadult animationduringcreditsstingeraggressivebewilderedgloomy

About Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Killing Joke is a animation, action, crime, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of psychopath, superhero, cartoon, carnival, descent into madness, torture. Directed by Sam Liu, it stars Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong. 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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