Child 44 vs Joker
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.3/10 for Child 44). Joker is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 17m. Child 44 is the older of the two (2015 against 2019). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Child 44
Joker| Child 44 | Joker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 17m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Daniel Espinosa | Todd Phillips |
| Main cast | Tom Hardy, Joel Kinnaman, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Charles Dance, Vincent Cassel | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro |
Synopsis
Child 44
Set in Stalin-era Soviet Union, a disgraced MGB agent is dispatched to investigate a series of child murders -- a case that begins to connect with the very top of party leadership.
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.