Joker vs The Town
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 7.2/10 for The Town). Joker is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 5m. The Town is the older of the two (2010 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joker
The Town| Joker | The Town | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2010 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Todd Phillips | Ben Affleck |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro | Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, Titus Welliver, Chris Cooper, Ben Affleck |
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 Town
Doug MacRay is a longtime thief, who, smarter than the rest of his crew, is looking for his chance to exit the game. When a bank job leads to the group kidnapping an attractive branch manager, he takes on the role of monitoring her – but their burgeoning relationship threatens to unveil the identities of Doug and his crew to the FBI Agent who is on their case.