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JOKER

CERTIFICATE TBC Direct or Todd Phillips STARRING Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Brett Cullen, Brian Tyree Henry Writers Todd Phillips, Scott Silver Distributor Warner Bros Running Time 122 mins

OUT 4 OCTOBER

There’s a case to be made that the Joker didn’t need a definitive on-screen origin story, but two hours spent in the company of Joaquin Phoenix’s clown prince is guaranteed to put a (nervous) smile on your face. Going to deeper, darker and more disturbing places than any comic-book isn’t just a captivating character study, it’s a superhero – or should that be supervillain? – movie like no other.

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