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Director:

Vera Drew

Producer:

Joey Lyons

Writer:

Bri LeRose

Release Date:

Apr 5, 2024

Runtime:

1hr 32m

Synopsis

An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.

Cast

  • Scott Aukerman
  • Maria Bamford
  • Phil Braun
  • Christian Calloway
  • Ruin Carroll
  • Rome Davis
  • Kane Distler
  • Lynn Downey
  • Vera Drew
  • Trevor Drinkwater

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Jul 9, 2023

    It’s exactly the film we set out to make. I love it more than I thought I could love something I made and I hope I get to watch it in a theater soon with more people. Thanks to everyone who is nice on here ❤️ Free the People’s Joker

    2.6K Likes
    Vera Drew
    Vera Drew
    Apr 5, 2024

    The best movie ever made about The Joker in the same way that The Lego Batman Movie is the best movie ever made about Batman.

    1.6K Likes
    Griffin Newman
    Griffin Newman
    Sep 14, 2022

    Glad I made the impulsive decision to see this very funny movie at its TIFF Midnight Madness premiere before its other festival screenings were abruptly cancelled, presumably because Bruce Wayne put pressure on his buddies at Warner Bros to stop the truth about him from…

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    Will Sloan
    Will Sloan
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    Oct 13, 2023

    This happened to my buddy Erica

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    LetMeExplain
    LetMeExplain
    Jul 11, 2024

    Screening our 35mm premiere at the New Bev was life changing. The most present and there I’ve ever been at one of these. Lookin up during the intro and seeing the Rick Dalton poster was a reality check. God and the film print looks So DAMN GOOOOOOOOD. If you get the chance,…

    835 Likes
    Vera Drew
    Vera Drew
    Aug 10, 2024

    The Whammy VHS Party/Screening was immaculate. I signed multiple breasts.

    689 Likes
    Vera Drew
    Vera Drew
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    Jan 12, 2023

    rarely do I see a film with so much love in it, what a beautiful collaboration.

    646 Likes
    jourdain searles
    jourdain searles
    Sep 14, 2022

    I can't imagine not being queer

    573 Likes
    Keenan Tamblyn
    Keenan Tamblyn
    Sep 14, 2022

    The most moving film to feature a naked CGI Lorne Michaels slipping on a banana peel and falling to his death. For all of the wild mixed media art on display (There's even a sequence animated like in Bruce Timm's Batman), THE PEOPLE'S JOKER is a deeply personal story…

    569 Likes
    Justin Decloux
    Justin Decloux
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    The People's Joker

    Part bat-satire, part trans-confessional, part anti-comedy screed against the comedy industry; Vera Drew stitches together web trash media into a resonant whole.

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    Beautiful coming of age story about a trans woman struggling to find who she is in every sense. Endearing and comedic, a heartwarming film

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    AMAZING

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May 14, 2024

The People’s Joker is deeply weird and often feels like the first draft of someone’s first attempt at using genre as a type of autofiction. But it’s also heartfelt, fascinating, and a really compelling introduction to an original cinematic voice.

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Metacritic review by Christian Gallichio
Christian Gallichio
The Playlist
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Apr 26, 2024

Equally brazen and ambitious, Drew’s film is committed to embracing the zany undertones that have always bubbled under the surface of a comic book tale in which secret identities, arch performances and fabulous outfits (all worn in the dead of night, no less) have always felt like lifelines for queer and trans kids worldwide.

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Metacritic review by Manuel Betancourt
Manuel Betancourt
Los Angeles Times
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is The People's Joker (2024)?
The movie is 1hr 32min long.
What's The People's Joker (2024) about?
An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.
Who's the cast of The People's Joker (2024)?
  • Scott Aukerman as Mr. Freeze
  • Maria Bamford as Lorne Michaels
  • Phil Braun as Batman
  • Christian Calloway as Dr. Jonathan Crane
  • Ruin Carroll as Poison Ivy
  • Rome Davis as Social Worker
  • Kane Distler as Mr. J
  • Lynn Downey as Joker's Mother
  • Vera Drew as Joker the Harlequin
  • Trevor Drinkwater as The Riddler
Who's the director behind The People's Joker (2024)?
Vera Drew directed The People's Joker (2024).
Who produced The People's Joker (2024)?
Joey Lyons produced The People's Joker (2024).