Joker vs Widows
Joker has the higher audience score (8.1/10 against 6.5/10 for Widows). Joker is the shorter watch at 2h 2m compared with 2h 9m. Widows is the older of the two (2018 against 2019). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Joker
Widows| Joker | Widows | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.1/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2019 | 2018 |
| Length | 2h 2m | 2h 9m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Todd Phillips | Steve McQueen |
| Main cast | Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Robert De Niro | Jon Bernthal, Brian Tyree Henry, Colin Farrell, Molly Kunz, Carrie Coon |
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.
Widows
A police shootout leaves four thieves dead during an explosive armed robbery attempt in Chicago. Their widows have nothing in common except a debt left behind by their spouses' criminal activities. Hoping to forge a future on their own terms, they join forces to pull off a heist.