🎬 Movies Like Joker

Loved Joker (2019)? Arthur Fleck, a party clown and a failed stand-up comedian, leads an impoverished life with his ailing mother. Here are 26 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore Joker itself.

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   Joker: Folie à Deux2024

   5.2 IMDb31% RT critics31% RT audience54% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Todd Phillips, writer Jerry Robinson; Shared plot themes: fleck, arthur

2. 2
   Perfect Days2023

   7.9 IMDb96% RT critics93% RT audience78% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim96·93

   Shared themes: character study; Both are drama films

3. 3
   The Iceman2012

   6.8 IMDb67% RT critics62% RT audience66% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are drama films

4. 4
   Parasite2019

   8.5 IMDb99% RT critics90% RT audience85% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim99·90

   Shared themes: anti-capitalist, oscar winner, social commentary; Both are drama films

5. 5
   Due Date2010

   6.5 IMDb39% RT critics52% RT audience64% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Todd Phillips; Both are drama films

6. 6
   American Psycho2000

   7.6 IMDb69% RT critics85% RT audience74% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser69·85

   Often recommended together; Shared themes: character study, psychological thriller, 1980s

7. 7
   The Kitchen2019

   5.6 IMDb23% RT critics69% RT audience61% TMDB⚡ Polarizing23·69

   Often recommended together; Both are drama films

8. 8
   Suburbicon2017

   5.8 IMDb27% RT critics26% RT audience59% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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   Capernaum2018

   8.4 IMDb89% RT critics93% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·93

   Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

10. 10
    The Hunt2012

    8.3 IMDb92% RT critics93% RT audience81% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·93

    Both are drama films; Matching light, emotional tone

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    I, Daniel Blake2016

    7.8 IMDb92% RT critics85% RT audience77% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim92·85

    Shared themes: social realism; Both are drama films

12. 12
    Minari2020

    7.4 IMDb98% RT critics92% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

13. 13
    A Separation2011

    8.3 IMDb99% RT critics92% RT audience79% TMDB

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

14. 14
    Manchester by the Sea2016

    7.8 IMDb96% RT critics78% RT audience76% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling96·78

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

15. 15
    Soorarai Pottru2020

    8.6 IMDb67% RT critics95% RT audience78% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser67·95

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

16. 16
    The Whale2022

    7.6 IMDb64% RT critics91% RT audience78% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser64·91

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

17. 17
    Moonlight2016

    7.4 IMDb98% RT critics79% RT audience74% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling98·79

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

18. 18
    Gifted2017

    7.6 IMDb73% RT critics85% RT audience80% TMDB

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

19. 19
    C'mon C'mon2021

    7.3 IMDb94% RT critics87% RT audience72% TMDB

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

20. 20
    Roma2018

    7.6 IMDb96% RT critics72% RT audience76% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling96·72

    Both are drama films; Matching emotional tone

21. 21
    Batman: The Killing Joke2016

    6.4 IMDb35% RT critics50% RT audience66% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Shared talent: writer Bill Finger, writer Bob Kane

22. 22
    Sin City: A Dame to Kill For2014

    6.5 IMDb43% RT critics44% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Same era (2010s)

23. 23
    Point Blank1967

    7.2 IMDb93% RT critics83% RT audience70% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

24. 24
    Panic2000

    6.6 IMDb91% RT critics62% RT audience62% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling91·62

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

25. 25
    Inside Man2023

    5.6 IMDb85% RT audience60% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Jolt2021

    5.6 IMDb40% RT critics38% RT audience65% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Same era (2020s)