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Batman: The Killing Joke

2016 direct-to-video animated film directed by Sam Liu
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Summary

Batman: The Killing Joke is an animated film[1]. It draws 4,612 Wikipedia views per month (animated film category, ranking #296 of 1,376).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: The Killing Joke — director (P57): Sam Liu[3]
  • Screenwriter: The Killing Joke — screenwriter (P58): Brian Azzarello[4]
  • Composer: The Killing Joke — composer (P86): Kristopher Carter[5]
  • Genre: The Killing Joke — genre (P136): crime film[6], The Killing Joke — genre (P136): mystery film[7], The Killing Joke — genre (P136): superhero film[8], The Killing Joke — genre (P136): action film[9], The Killing Joke — genre (P136): thriller[10], The Killing Joke — genre (P136): psychological drama[11]
  • Based on: The Killing Joke — based on (P144): Batman: The Killing Joke[12], The Killing Joke — based on (P144): Batman[13]
  • Producer: The Killing Joke — producer (P162): Bruce Timm[14], The Killing Joke — producer (P162): Benjamin Melniker[15], The Killing Joke — producer (P162): Michael Uslan[16]
  • Part of the series: The Killing Joke — part of the series (P179): DC Universe Animated Original Movies[17], The Killing Joke — part of the series (P179): Batman in film[18]
  • Original language of film or TV show: The Killing Joke — original language of film or TV show (P364): English[19]
  • Distribution format: The Killing Joke — distribution format (P437): video on demand[20], The Killing Joke — distribution format (P437): direct-to-video[21]
  • Review score: 35%[22], 5.7/10[23]
  • Color: The Killing Joke — color (P462): color[24]
  • Country of origin: The Killing Joke — country of origin (P495): United States[25]
  • Publication date: July 2016[26]
  • Voice actor: The Killing Joke — voice actor (P725): Kevin Conroy[27], The Killing Joke — voice actor (P725): Mark Hamill[28], The Killing Joke — voice actor (P725): Tara Strong[29], The Killing Joke — voice actor (P725): Ray Wise[30]
  • Distributed by: The Killing Joke — distributed by (P750): Warner Bros. Entertainment[31], The Killing Joke — distributed by (P750): Netflix[32]
  • Official website: https://www.dc.com/movies/batman-the-killing-joke-2016[33]
  • Executive producer: The Killing Joke — executive producer (P1431): Bruce Timm[34]
  • Title: Batman: The Killing Joke[35]
  • MPA film rating: The Killing Joke — MPA film rating (P1657): R[36]
  • After a work by: The Killing Joke — after a work by (P1877): Alan Moore[37], The Killing Joke — after a work by (P1877): Brian Bolland[38]
  • Duration: 72[39]
  • Capital cost: 3,500,000[40]
  • Box office: 4,462,034[41], 3,775,000[42]
  • NMHH film rating: The Killing Joke — NMHH film rating (P2363): Category IV[43]
  • BBFC rating: The Killing Joke — BBFC rating (P2629): 15 certificate[44]

Why It Matters

Batman: The Killing Joke has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Related Entities

Alan Moore Mark Hamill Netflix Ray Wise Tara Strong United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Archive of our own tag → Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Archive of our own tag: Batman: The Killing Joke (2016), Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/233258470|Batman: The Killing Joke (2016) (#233258470)]] in [[:toollabs"
  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 4853102
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14821: 4853102, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  3. 8w ago · Leandro Di Renzo · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14440 → 0PDQC0XBDM5QHW4GTABGZNG33V
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  4. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 151539
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Filmová databáze film id: 151539, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269271|batch #269271]]"
  5. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 50420
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create P14671 statements based on Rating certificate id qualifier"
  6. 17w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +2016-07-00T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Brian Azzarello
    Duration → {'amount': '+72'}
    Bbfc rating → 15 certificate, 15 certificate
    + 32 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
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