Batman: The Killing Joke vs The Boy and the Beast

The Boy and the Beast has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6.6/10 for Batman: The Killing Joke). Batman: The Killing Joke is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 59m. The Boy and the Beast is the older of the two (2015 against 2016). Both are action, animation, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Batman: The Killing Joke posterBatman: The Killing Joke2016 VS The Boy and the Beast posterThe Boy and the Beast2015
Batman: The Killing JokeThe Boy and the Beast
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 7.9/10
Year20162015
Length1h 17m1h 59m
GenresAction, Animation, Crime, DramaAction, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
CountryUnited States of AmericaJapan
DirectorSam LiuMamoru Hosoda
Main castFred Tatasciore, Nolan North, Maury Sterling, John DiMaggio, Robin Atkin DownesKappei Yamaguchi, Kumiko Aso, Koji Yakusho, Aoi Miyazaki, Lily Franky

Synopsis

Batman: The Killing Joke

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.

The Boy and the Beast

Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.

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