Both Arthur and Rupert live with their mother, but their mothers’ roles are very different. Rupert’s mother is always off-screen in The King of Comedy (voiced by Scorsese’s … See more

Robert De Niro plays major roles in both Joker and The King of Comedy, and his role in the former is a direct callback to his character in the latter. In Scorsese's movie, De Niro pla… See more

Both Arthur and Rupert hold a grudge against the host of a late-night talk show. In The King of Comedy, Rupert resents Jerry Langford because he feels he's owed a spot on his … See more

Both Arthur and Rupert have an active imagination. It’s unclear how much of each movie is really happening and how much is taking place in the mind of its antihero. At the beginni… See more