Last month “Joker” came out and had fans talking about it for weeks. Because of that popularity, here is a top ten list of movies you make like if you liked “Joker”.
10). “Batman: The Killing Joker”
This may be an animated movie, but it’s a great one with amazing voice acting and animation. Just fast forward through the first 40 minutes, it’s fairly unnecessary. But this movie will give you an amazing story about the Joker’s origin. Similar to “Joker”, it also shows how one bad day is all it takes.
9). “V Is For Vendetta”
This movie is an adaptation based off of Alan Moore’s hit graphic novel. The movie tells the story of a man named V who made Guy Fawkes’s masks popular. It features V taking down an oppressive government in a post-nuclear war Britain while becoming an inspiration for the oppressed citizens in the movie.
8). “Death To Smoochy”
In this dark comedy, Robin Williams plays Rainbow Randolf, a former children’s show host trying to take down a rival children’s show mascot who took his job. Williams does an amazing job as an unhinged, slightly psychotic children’s show host. This movie is full of dark comedy and hilarious moments, and it also features Danny DeVito.
7). “Super”
If you want to watch a movie from the hero’s perspective, check out “Super”. Rainn Wilson stars as the Crimson Bolt in this dark comedy as a crime-fighting man with a pipe wrench. The movie is set after he receives a message from God to fight crime and save his wife from a mobster portrayed by Kevin Bacon.
6). “Brightburn”
If you want to see how Superman might have turned out if he went bad, then look to this movie. This follows Superman’s origin, but then it takes a hard-left turn when he becomes conflicted about if he should be good or bad. It takes a more realistic approach to what might happen if a person found out they were basically invincible and no one could stop them.
5). “The Watchmen”
In this Zach Snyder movie, and another adaptation of an Alan Moore graphic novel, superheroes are outlawed. What makes this movie great is it puts you in the minds of heroes. It’s full of amazing action scenes, great dialogue, amazing performances and explicit violence to satisfy most movie goers.
4). “Falling Down”
Michael Douglas stars as a man who abandons his car during a traffic jam to get to his daughter’s birthday party. Along the way, he critiques society, the media and people. And it all seems to end in violence somehow.
3). “The King of Comedy”
This movie is about a struggling comedian, portrayed by Robert DeNiro, who imagines himself as the king of comedy. He then becomes infatuated with a talk show host, which takes a turn for the worst when he decides to kidnap him after he refuses to listen to his material. This dark comedy will have you laughing but will also have you on the edge of your seat.
2). “Observe and Report”
Think of this movie as the darker version of “Pall Blart: Mall Cop”. It follows a mall security guard with bipolar disorder with vigilante tendencies. During the movie he becomes unhinged after a serial flasher terrorized his mall for the last time. This movie stars Seth Rogen, making this one of his darker rolls, so don’t expect his typical jokes. Let me warn you, this movie is fairly dark, but is hilarious and violent.
1). “The Taxi Driver”
Both “Joker”and this movie star Robert DeNiro, and both feature a mentally ill main character. The similarities will offer a great movie experience.
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