What is Joker: Folie à Deux about?
While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur Fleck not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.
A man's struggle with dual identity leads to surreal love and the dark music within.
Intimate and melancholy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is devastating.
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Joker: Folie à Deux parents guide
Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: strong violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Gore
- Light gore
- Some blood or injury, briefly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- Not rated yet
- We were not sure enough to call this one.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Joker: Folie à Deux scary?
- Only a little. Joker: Folie à Deux has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Joker: Folie à Deux?
- Light gore and strong violence.
- What is Joker: Folie à Deux rated, and is it OK for kids?
- No. It is rated R, with strong violence and some strong language.
Cast and crew
Directed byTodd Phillips
StarringJoaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Catherine Keener, Zazie Beetz, Steve Coogan
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