John Q vs Joker
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.1/10 for John Q). John Q is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 2m. John Q is the older of the two (2002 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
John Q
Joker| John Q | Joker | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 8.1/10 |
| Year | 2002 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 56m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Nick Cassavetes | Todd Phillips |
| Main cast | Shawn Hatosy, Ray Liotta, Ethan Suplee, James Woods, Robert Duvall | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro |
Synopsis
John Q
John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.
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.