Batman: The Killing Joke

Batman: The Killing Joke

The madness begins.

R 2016 · 77 min · ★ 6.6 (2K) · Animation, Crime, Drama, Action, Thriller

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

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