Captive vs Joker
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.7/10 for Captive). Captive is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 2h 2m. Captive is the older of the two (2015 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Captive
Joker| Captive | Joker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.7/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jerry Jameson | Todd Phillips |
| Main cast | Michael Kenneth Williams, Kate Mara, Mimi Rogers, David Oyelowo, E. Roger Mitchell | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro |
Synopsis
Captive
Based on a miraculous true story that drew the attention of the entire nation, is the dramatic, thrilling, and spiritual journey of Ashley Smith and Brian Nichols. After being taken hostage by Brian in her own apartment, Ashley turns to Rick Warren’s inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life, for guidance. In reading from the book, Ashley not only finds purpose in her own life, but helps Brian find a more peaceful resolution to a harrowing…
Joker
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.