Joker vs Melchior the Apothecary
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for Melchior the Apothecary). Melchior the Apothecary is the shorter watch at 1h 40m compared with 2h 2m. Joker is the older of the two (2019 against 2022). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joker
Melchior the Apothecary| Joker | Melchior the Apothecary | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2022 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, History, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Todd Phillips | Elmo Nüganen |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro | Maarja Johanna Mägi, Sten Zupping, Mait Malmsten, Helgur Rosental, Alo Kõrve |
Synopsis
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.
Melchior the Apothecary
In medieval Tallinn, a famous knight who is freed from the pirates of the Baltic Sea is murdered. The hero's head is cut off and his mouth is stuffed with coins. The gold chain he bought the same day is missing. The bailiff orders Melchior, an apothecary, to investigate the crime. The clever young man discovers that the slain was looking for a mysterious "Tallinn prisoner" and the traces lead to the Dominican monastery. A fabulous sequence of…
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