Joker vs The Crying Game
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.8/10 for The Crying Game). The Crying Game is the shorter watch at 1h 52m compared with 2h 2m. The Crying Game is the older of the two (1992 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joker
The Crying Game| Joker | The Crying Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 1992 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Todd Phillips | Neil Jordan |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro | Miranda Richardson, Stephen Rea, Forest Whitaker, Ralph Brown, Jim Broadbent |
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.
The Crying Game
Irish Republican Army member Fergus forms an unexpected bond with Jody, a kidnapped British soldier in his custody, despite the warnings of fellow IRA members Jude and Maguire. Jody makes Fergus promise he'll visit his girlfriend, Dil, in London, and when Fergus flees to the city, he seeks her out. Hounded by his former IRA colleagues, he finds himself increasingly drawn to the enigmatic, and surprising, Dil.
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