How to watch Joker online: stream the Joaquin Phoenix movie from anywhere

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Once installed, select the location of your home country and simply click connect! Then you can put on your happy face and watch Joker online from pretty much anywhere

Joker has found a home on new VoD platform HBO Max (opens in new tab), alongside DC Entertainment cousins like Superman: The Movie, Suicide Squad, and Wonder Woman.

For $14.99 a month you get three simultaneous streams, meaning that a household could realistically watch the entire back catalogue of Friends, watch An American Pickle and other HBO Max Original content, and wallow in the animation genius of Studio Ghibli, all at the same time. It’s a higher monthly charge than some of its rivals, but what rich pickings it has: over 10,000 hours of content, including renowned HBO TV shows, hundreds of blockbuster films, acclaimed documentaries, and more child-friendly fare.

And you needn’t fret about over your bank balance either, because HBO Max provide a 7-day free trial (opens in new tab) to new customers. Take it for a spin, and if you want to keep your membership after a week, you don’t need to do a thing. Alternatively, cancel by the end of the your trial and you won’t have to pay a cent.

As HBO Max is only available in the United States right now, if you’re out of the country for work or leisure you might encounter difficulty connecting to this platform. The best way to circumvent the inevitable geo-blocks will be to purchase a VPN (opens in new tab), as detailed above.

Those in the UK will find that Sky Cinema is now offering Joker for on-demand viewing and streaming, as well as airing it regularly on TV. 

As well as being able to find it through your telly box, the company’s Sky Go (opens in new tab) app is free to subscribers and can be used to watch Joker on a range of devices including PCs, Macs, laptops, mobiles, tablets, consoles and more.

If you don't have a Sky subscription with Sky Cinema, or want to upgrade just for one film, then its cord cutting sister service Now TV (opens in new tab) is poised to help.

Purchase the Sky Cinema pass for £11.99 and you’ll get plenty of film-ic gold: over a thousand films (current blockbusters, 80s classics), 11 live Sky Movie channels, and a brand-new release every day. And before you hand over a penny, new subscribers can enjoy a 7-day FREE Now TV trial (opens in new tab). No contracts, no commitments.

For those making the most of the UK’s ‘travel corridors’ presently, note that if you’re out of the country it’s still possible to connect to your streaming service back home and watch Joker online. As described above, just download a VPN (opens in new tab) to connect to the VoD platform you’re registered to.

Canada’s best-loved streaming-service has sent in the clowns: Joker is available to watch with a subscription to Crave (opens in new tab). BUT...you will need to purchase their second-tier subscription package, Movies + HBO, which is a bit pricier at CND$19.99 a month (plus tax). If you love HBO though – and let’s face it, who doesn’t? – it’s a no-brainer, as you’ll get Crave Originals, on-demand content, and hit TV series, in addition to newly released Hollywood blockbusters, and the very latest HBO content.

Plus, there’s a week-long free trial (opens in new tab) up for grabs. And, should you find yourself gagging for more Crave, you might consider an annual membership: you’d get 12 months for the price of 10, and would save $40 a year with a Movies + HBO plan.

It’s worth reiterating that any holiday makers or nomads travelling outside of their home country will need a VPN (opens in new tab) if they want to login to their VoD streaming service and watch Joker online from anywhere in the world.

Don’t throw a wobbly and smear your face paints, Aussies can watch Joker too through Foxtel’s streaming service, Foxtel Now (opens in new tab). Similar to Crave subscribers, you’ll need to ‘upgrade’ from the base package.

 The entry-level plan is AUS$25 and includes a range of entertainment and lifestyle channels – MTV, Fox8, CNN, and Sky News, but you’ll need to purchase the Movies add-on to watch Joker, bringing the monthly total to AUS$45.

Not only could you then marvel at Joaquin Phoenix’s astounding performance, but you get access a library of hundreds of films, from blockbusters to tried-and-tested classics.

Of course, they have a 10-day free trial (opens in new tab) for your viewing pleasure! So, you can watch Joker, explore the collection, and, if you like what you see, just do nothing. Otherwise cancel anytime you please.

Alternatively, if you only want to rave to your friends about having FINALLY seen Joker, then there is a cheaper option: Amazon Prime Video (opens in new tab). They offer new customers a 30-DAY FREE TRIAL (opens in new tab), after which a subscription is only AUS$6.99 a month. Joker is one of the many films available to watch at no extra cost when you a Prime subscription, plus all the other benefits of Amazon's legendary service, namely super-speedy deliveries.

Just remember that if you’re away from home, a quality VPN (opens in new tab) will let you effortlessly connect to your video on-demand service, enabling you to get swept up in the gloomy drama of Joker no matter where you happen to be.