Joker is a 2019 psychological thriller directed by Todd Phillips, presenting an original origin story for the Joker character. Joaquin Phoenix stars as Arthur Fleck, a mentally ill party clown and aspiring stand up comedian whose descent into nihilism and violence inspires a countercultural uprising against the wealthy in a decaying Gotham City, with Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz and Frances Conroy in supporting roles. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Joker is a 2019 American psychological thriller film directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver.
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