iHostage vs Joker
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6/10 for iHostage). iHostage is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 2m. Joker is the older of the two (2019 against 2025). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
iHostage
Joker| iHostage | Joker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 40m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Netherlands | Canada |
| Director | Bobby Boermans | Todd Phillips |
| Main cast | Roosmarijn van der Hoek, Soufiane Moussouli, Admir Šehović, Emmanuel Ohene Boafo, Fockeline Ouwerkerk | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro |
Synopsis
iHostage
When a gunman enters an Apple Store in the heart of Amsterdam, the police face a delicate challenge to resolve the standoff.
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.