Movie

The People's Joker

2024 · 92 min

A wildly inventive, DIY-style parody that mixes live action and animation to explore identity and trauma with raw honesty and absurd humour.

Tagline: Come see how she got these (emotional) scars!
Overview: An aspiring clown grappling with her gender identity combats a fascistic caped crusader.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, dark and earnest. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Identity, trauma, coming-of-age, media
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
trauma
coming-of-age
media
family
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
animated
unreliable narrator
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild