A relentless Batman pursues the Joker, whose twisted plot against the Gordons blurs the line of sanity.
Suspenseful and bleak, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max and YouTube (free).
For an R, this one goes further: strong sex and nudity. Beyond that, strong violence and some strong language.
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As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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GoodFellas (1990)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceA Brooklyn kid's rise through the Mafia is a relentless, gritty, and darkly satirical crime epic.
Dexter (2006)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceA forensic expert with a dark secret delivers his own brand of justice in a gritty, suspenseful Miami.
Better Call Saul (2015)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violenceA small-time lawyer's darkly comic hustles slowly transform him into a criminal underworld's fixer.Batman: The Killing Joke is on our Animation on Max and Crime on Max lists.
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