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Audiences latched onto Joker (2019) as a crime theatrical experience: big enough for a group watch, specific enough to reward a second viewing once you know where it's headed. The crime and thriller blend is the engine: it lets the film shift registers without feeling like two different movies stitched together.
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★ 7.4 · Thriller · Drama · Crime · 1h 42m
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Fans of Joker who respond to its crime will find American Psycho (2000) immediately familiar. Both films share a thriller sensibility without ever feeling like carbon copies of each other.
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★ 7.4 · Thriller · Crime · Drama · 1h 54m
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There's a reason Joker fans keep landing on Promising Young Woman (2020) — the crime is unmistakably related even when the plots diverge. Both films operate on the same emotional frequency, especially in their third acts.
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★ 6.6 · Crime · Thriller · Drama · 1h 59m
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I Care a Lot draws from the same crime well as Joker, channeling thriller in ways that feel unmistakably related. The 2021 film makes a natural companion watch — similar in spirit but distinctly its own.
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★ 6.6 · Thriller · Crime · Drama · 1h 45m
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The Iceman (2012) captures the crime appeal of Joker without simply imitating it. The thriller streak running through both films is what puts The Iceman at the top of any "if you liked…" shortlist.
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★ 7.0 · Crime · Thriller · Drama · 1h 29m
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The crime appeal of Joker — that dark edge, the thriller — translates cleanly into Sexy Beast (2001). Different setting, same essential satisfaction.
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★ 7.2 · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1h 36m
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The filmmakers behind Juice (1992) clearly understood what makes crime work — the same quality that keeps Joker rewatchable. Expect the same dark rhythm, executed with a fresh angle.
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★ 6.9 · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2h 1m
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Gloria (1980) is the kind of film Joker fans discover and immediately send to their group chat. The crime overlap is real, but it's the dark emotional pull that seals the recommendation.
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★ 7.7 · Crime · Mystery · Thriller · 2h 57m
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The Batman shares Joker's gift for crime — the 2022 film delivers thriller without overstaying its welcome. Consider it required viewing once you've finished rewatching your first pick.
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★ 6.6 · Animation · Action · Crime · 1h 17m
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Much of what makes Joker compelling — the crime, the drama — shows up in Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) in a slightly different form. Both films understand that uplifting storytelling works best when it trusts the audience.
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★ 7.2 · Crime · Drama · 1h 31m
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The crime energy of Joker is alive in The Outsiders (1983), filtered through a different story but the same emotional register. It earns its place on this list with a tense payoff that rivals the original pick.
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