Eileen vs Joker
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 5.9/10 for Eileen). Eileen is the shorter watch at 1h 38m compared with 2h 2m. Joker is the older of the two (2019 against 2023). Both are crime, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Shea Whigham.
Eileen
Joker| Eileen | Joker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.9/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Crime, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | William Oldroyd | Todd Phillips |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Marin Ireland, Peter Von Berg, Siobhan Fallon Hogan | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro |
Synopsis
Eileen
During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister 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.