Carlito's Way vs Joker

Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.8/10 for Carlito's Way). Joker is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 24m. Carlito's Way is the older of the two (1993 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Carlito's Way posterCarlito's Way1993 VS Joker posterJoker2019
Carlito's WayJoker
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 8.1/10
Year19932019
Length2h 24m2h 2m
GenresCrime, Drama, ThrillerCrime, Drama, Thriller
Country–Canada
DirectorBrian De PalmaTodd Phillips
Main castJohn Ortiz, John Leguizamo, James Rebhorn, Viggo Mortensen, Sean PennShea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro

Synopsis

Carlito's Way

Free after years in prison, Carlito Brigante intends to give up his criminal ways, but it's not long before the ex-con is sucked back into the New York City underworld. Reconnecting with his dancer girlfriend, Carlito gets entangled in the shady dealings of his friend Dave Kleinfeld, who also serves as his lawyer. An encounter with shifty gangster Benny Blanco sets the duo on a dangerous path.

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.

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