Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker has undoubtedly been one of the biggest films of 2019. The movie is not only known for a stellar performance by Joaquin as Arthur Fleck, but has also been highly praised for director Todd Phillips’ vision.
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Among many others, the movie has crossed another milestone. Joker has been rated as the highest rated film of 2019 with a rating of 8.6.
Earlier this month, Joaquin Phoenix was nominated in the Best Actor category at the Golden Globes and this movie is expected to bag a lot of awards next year.
Not just that, the movie recently became the first $1 billion R-rated movie ever.
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Joker beat out many acclaimed movies from 2019 including The Irishman, Knives Out, Marriage Story, and even Avengers: Endgame.