Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

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Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker

2000,

1h 10m,

Fantasy/

Action/

Animation

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86%

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10 Reviews

86%

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In the Gotham City of the future, an older Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) trains a college student, Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle), to replace him as Batman. Meanwhile, the Joker (Mark Hamill) has re-emerged as the leader of the Jokerz, a gang inspired by their evil hero, who was previously thought to be dead. Terry tries to stop the theft of communications gear by the Jokerz, but the Joker narrowly escapes. The truth about the Joker's life and death slowly emerges through violent confrontations.

Critics Consensus

This feature length entry in the Batman Beyond mythos sends off the Mark Hamill-voiced Joker in thrilling fashion, hitting the same caped crusading peaks of the original series.

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Dec 2, 2020

3/5

Joker's back in dark animated tale with cartoon violence.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Jun 29, 2020

Very well done with a different kind of Batman than I am used to seeing

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Sep 3, 2019

5/5

It's too... good.

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Brandon Collins

Medium Popcorn

Sep 3, 2019

4/5

The flashback alone is a classic Batman scene.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

Mar 26, 2016

A fantastic extension of the Batman mythos and one that pays homage to the classic Dark Knight, while also extending the dignity and mature arc of "Batman Beyond."

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Oct 19, 2005

3/5

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Luke P

Feb 13, 2019

Return of the Joker tells a dark mature story about one of the great rivalries to grace comics, film, and television alike, all while staying truthful to the show that came before it.

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Abraham G

May 31, 2018

this film tied very well into the dcau.

Hagrid L

May 18, 2018

Love this one.Probably the best Joker death.

Draco S

Jan 27, 2018

An average film with a fantastic sequence half-way through, it's no surprise that most people love this film. The flash-back sequence may very well be the best sequence not just in this movie, but perhaps in the entire animated universe, however, this only goes to showcase how underwhelming the rest is. For 20 minutes, the film finds this perfect combination of humour, suspense, and what it means to be Batman. The other hour is just McGuinness whining, falling out with the veterans, and taking on possibly the weakest and least charismatic animated joker in history. With plot-holes everywhere, and a script beyond dull, the fantastic animation and gripping flashback cannot make up for the ok-ness of the rest.

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Han R

Sep 17, 2017

We have a new Batman and A new Batman suit well I prefer original Batman but there where funny parts in this movie I liked watching it

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Finn P

May 27, 2017

Can the new Batman fight joker find out

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Curt Geda

Director

Will Friedle

Terry McGinnis

Kevin Conroy

Bruce Wayne

Mark Hamill

The Joker

Melissa Joan Hart

Delia Dennis

Angie Harmon

Commissioner Barbara Gordon

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Synopsis

In the Gotham City of the future, an older Bruce Wayne (Kevin Conroy) trains a college student, Terry McGinnis (Will Friedle), to replace him as Batman. Meanwhile, the Joker (Mark Hamill) has re-emerged as the leader of the Jokerz, a gang inspired by their evil hero, who was previously thought to be dead. Terry tries to stop the theft of communications gear by the Jokerz, but the Joker narrowly escapes. The truth about the Joker's life and death slowly emerges through violent confrontations.

Director: Curt Geda
Producer: Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm
Screenwriter: Paul Dini
Distributor: Warner Bros. Television
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 2000, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Runtime: 1h 10m

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