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Batman: The Killing Joke

2016 · 77 min · Director: Sam Liu ★ IMDb 6.4 · 66,985 ratings

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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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Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear25%
  2. Anger10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Tension. Genres: Crime, Action, Animation. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sympathy
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
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Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 63 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSympathySadness
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity47 %42 %8 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity44 %39 %9 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Tension46 %41 %13 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Tension54 %49 %16 %8 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Tension54 %46 %23 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Sympathy46 %35 %26 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Tension45 %32 %26 %21 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Sadness53 %41 %29 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 33′Tension59 %45 %34 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 37′Sympathy60 %41 %43 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 40′Disturbing65 %46 %51 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 44′Sympathy73 %56 %60 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 48′Tension76 %61 %66 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 52′Sadness75 %57 %61 %51 %
72.5 %≈ 56′Disturbing73 %57 %48 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 60′Tension75 %61 %49 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 64′Sympathy74 %56 %55 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 67′Tension66 %51 %48 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 71′Sympathy62 %47 %45 %40 %
97.5 %≈ 75′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Ray Wise

Commissioner Gordon (voice)

John DiMaggio

Francesco (voice)

Robin Atkin Downes

Detective Bullock (voice)

Brian George

Alfred (voice)

JK
JP Karliak

Reese (voice)

AK
Andrew Kishino

Murray (voice)

Nolan North

Mitch (voice)

MS
Maury Sterling

Paris (voice)

Fred Tatasciore

Carny Owner (voice)

BT
Bruce Timm

Patrolman (voice)

AV
Anna Vocino

Jeannie (voice)

Kari Wahlgren

Call Girl (voice)

RD
Rick D. Wasserman

Maroni (voice)

Details

Directed by
Sam Liu
Written by
Bob Kane, Brian Azzarello, Brian Bolland
Type
Animation
Released
2016
Runtime
77 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 66,985 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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