Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020)
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After a messy breakup with the Joker, Harley Quinn must team up with a group of unlikely allies to face off against a ruthless crime lord.
The story
Four years after the defeat of the Enchantress, the Joker breaks up with Harley Quinn, leaving her alone in Gotham City. While trying to move on and establish her independence, Harley finds herself targeted by the city's criminal underworld. When she encounters a series of threats from the ruthless crime lord Roman Sionis, she is forced to forge an uneasy alliance with a group of skilled women—including a vigilante, a singer with a secret power, and a determined detective. Together, they must navigate a dangerous landscape of mob violence and personal vendettas to protect a young girl and survive the escalating conflict in the city.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following her breakup with the Joker, Harley Quinn is left to fend for herself in Gotham City. She begins to build a new life until she is targeted by the criminal syndicate of Roman Sionis, also known as Black Mask. During her attempts to navigate the city, she encounters Dinah Lance, a singer with a powerful voice, and Renee Montoya, a cynical GCPD detective. The plot thickens as a young pickpocket, Cassandra Cain, steals a valuable diamond from Sionis's men. Harley and Cassandra end up together, while the hunt for the diamond involves the vigilante Helena Bertinelli, known as Huntress. The narrative culminates in a showdown at an abandoned amusement park where the women—Harley, Huntress, Black Canary, and Detective Montoya—must unite to stop Sionis's army. After a fierce battle where Dinah uses her sonic scream and Harley leads a desperate charge, Sionis is defeated. In the aftermath, Montoya leaves the police, Huntress and Dinah form the 'Birds of Prey' vigilante team, and Harley and Cassandra start their own business.
- First release year
- 2020
- Runtime (minutes)
- 109
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Cathy Yan
- Writers
- Christina Hodson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Margot Robbie · Harley Quinn; Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Helena Bertinelli / The Huntress; Jurnee Smollett-Bell · Dinah Lance / Black Canary; Rosie Perez · Renee Montoya; Chris Messina · Victor Zsasz; Ella Jay Basco · Cassandra Cain; Ali Wong · Ellen Yee; Ewan McGregor · Roman Sionis / Black Mask
- Genres
- superhero; action; comedy
- Themes
- female empowerment; independence
- Tone and mood
- anarchic; humorous; violent
- Premise and plot tags
- spin-off; sequel; superhero
- Source material / true-story basis
- DC Comics
- Franchise connections
- DC Extended Universe (DCEU)
- Reception
- The film received generally positive reviews from critics, though it underperformed at the box office, failing to reach its projected break-even point.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 60 · scale: 100 · review count: 59; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 3.5 · scale: 5
- Production trivia
- The film features a cameo by the Joker via animated special effects and a body double for Jared Leto.; The film's title was briefly reported as 'Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey' on some theater websites.
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