The Joker is DC ’s most iconic villain . While this peak may have been held by Lex Luthor at some point , several awesome execution as the Clown Prince of Crime across several grand movies have raise the Joker to dizzy heights of popularity .

This ordered love of the Joker , perhaps , set out with Jack Nicholson ’s performance inBatman1989 , persisted through Mark Hamill ’s stellar enactment inBatman : The Animated Series , and cumulated in Heath Ledger ’s performance inThe Dark Knight . This clause will rank Joker ’s motion picture appearance according to power . Rather than focalize on the tone of the actor ’s performance , this list will focalize on the power of the Joker in the photographic film , whether it be forcible or political .

Jason Spisak - Hush

possibly it ’s unjust to place Jason Spisak ’s Joker on this list as he played a fairly small part in the recent movie adaption ofHush . However , while we did n’t get to see the Joker in his ' prime ' in this looping , we did   least get to see him   so he must be on this list .

In this picture show , Joker is nobble by Harley Quinn , then end up shooting Bruce Wayne ’s childhood friend Thomas Elliot . After doing this , Batman quiver Joker to a mush . Consequently , Joker appeared in this to get kidnapped , kill a guy , then get beat up - not too powerful .

Joaquin Phoenix - Joker

2019’sJokerwas an incredible movie . Taking inhalation from Scorsese classics such as theKing of ComedyandTaxi Driver , Todd Phillips contend to craft a moving picture that superbly grounded the Joker into a 1980s cosmos without Batman .

Joaquin Phoenix ’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime was also superb , he perfectly captured the struggles of Arthur Fleck before he becameJokerand managed to nail that difficult joker laugh . However , with esteem to power , this Joker is not at all powerful . He does rely on luck at times throughout the movie and would have undoubtedly been halt had Batman existed .

Jared Leto - Suicide Squad

Jared Leto ’s performance and look as the Joker have been much criticized . While Leto has claim that most of his scenes inSuicide Squadwere below the belt cut from the concluding passing , there is no doubt that Leto ’s Joker lay out a astute turn from classic Joker , as this version feature tattoo , grills , and no brow .

no matter of his stylus in the picture show , Joker also did not seem that powerful . While he was able of breaking Harley out of prison house several times , he was n’t shown to fetch a city to its human knee like other versions of theJokerwould do .

John DiMaggio - Under The Red Hood

This version of the Joker follows the character after he committed one of his most flagitious crimes - the brutal slaying of Jason Todd .

The movie follows Batman as he tries to stop the mysterious Red Hood from taking over the gang   in Gotham . While the Joker was n’t shown to be exceptionally sinewy in this motion-picture show , it does follow the villain after his most heinous crime and the Joker does also manage to get the better of Black Mask in this film . However , aside from that the Joker just gets beat up a lot .

Mark Hamill - Mask Of The Phantasm

This movie express Joker to be highly cunning and cunning . He is able to infer that the Phantasm is tracking him and , as a consequence , is able to lay a trap for her . The Joker would have vote down her too if it was n’t for Batman showing up .

Zach Galifianakis - Lego Batman

This variation of the Joker , while not entirely memorable , was for sure unique and watchable . The riposte to a more clownish and PG version of the Joker felt bracing and unexampled , admit for a different take on the character .

With regard to power , this version can build Lego block in his lego cosmos . So , humankind rearrange powers is a fairly decent major power , but as every other Lego fibre can do this it is n’t too impressive .

Cesar Romero - Batman 1966

It may not be fair to include this version as he was working in tandem with the Riddler , the Penguin , and Catwoman , but it ’s always fun to talk about the 1960s ' Batman .

In the feature - length movie , The United Underworld , comprised of the Joker , Riddler , Penguin , and Catwoman , hatch a plan to dry up the United Nations Security Council . Despite being ultimately successful in dehydrating the Security Council , the Dynamic Duo are able to reverse the evaporation and defeat the baddie . That being state , Joker and Co were successful for a unretentive full stop of time , so that counts in his favor .

Jack Nicholson - Batman

Jack Nicholson ’s participation in this picture earned him top charge , even above Batman himself . Nicholson ’s portrayal was closer to the comics than Heath Ledgers , as Nicholson stuck far closer to the cartoonish simulacrum from the comics .

This Joker is also evenhandedly powerful in Gotham . As he was fairly well respected in the pack before he became the Joker , this version was able to use his experience to rise up to become the drawing card of the Gotham rout . If this was n’t enough , this Joker even poisoned several different form of cosmetic products sell in Gotham .

Mark Hamill - The Killing Joke

The Killing Jokemay be the Joker ’s defining moment . In the graphic novel the Joker , famously , shoots Barbara Gordon through the spine , paralyse her from the shank down . This brutal act changed the character of Barbara Gordon , forcing her to retire as Batgirl and to become Oracle .

This movie , however , showcased aJokerthat was fabulously sinewy and ingenious . He was able to trick his way out of Arkham and then defeat both Jim Gordon and Barbara Gordon . The ambiguous conclusion of the Killing Joke could also make this the most hefty Joker , did he drive Batman to drink down him ? If he did this would be one huge winnings for the Joker .

Michael Emerson - The Dark Knight Returns

The Dark Knight Returns is a two - part feature film based on Frank Miller ’s seminal graphic novel of the same name . In the first part of this picture , the Joker is not very powerful at all , as he is in a catatonic country . however , in the second part , the Joker is almost at his peak .

Joker appears on a talk show , kills the host and the audience . After the talk show , the Joker then tracks down a congressional voice and then uses mind mastery lipstick to make her parliamentary law a nuclear strike . While it is genuine that Batman endure on to defeat the Joker in this movie , in a way , the Joker also make headway here too . The Clown Prince of Crime , after having his cervix broken by Batman in front of witnesses , then choke on to fully break his own neck so batman would be branded a manslayer . Even in dying , this Joker damaged Batman .

Comic book art: Batman faces the four Robins: Nightwing Dick Grayson, Red Hood Jason Todd, Red Robin Tim Drake, and Robin Damian Wayne.

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The Joker grins in the dark in a deleted scene from The Suicide Squad

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