Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

Mind over mayhem.

RELEASED 5 Feb 20201h 49m★ 6.9 TMDB

Harley Quinn joins forces with a singer, an assassin and a police detective to help a young girl who had a hit placed on her after she stole a rare diamond from a crime lord.

Why it matters in DC

Harley Quinn's alliance with other women shifts the focus from a government-controlled team to an improvised partnership. The effort to protect a targeted girl gives the film a street-level scale, showing how Gotham's criminal world affects people beyond Batman's immediate orbit.

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7 titles to watch before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) — 15h 53m in total.

Man of SteelRecommended2h 23m★ 6.7
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Extended Universe and the state of that world before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Batman v Superman: Dawn of JusticeRecommended2h 32m★ 6.0+1 before this
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Extended Universe and the state of that world before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Suicide SquadRecommended2h 2m★ 5.9
Features Harley Quinn earlier in DC Extended Universe, providing character context before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Wonder WomanRecommended2h 21m★ 7.2
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Extended Universe and the state of that world before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Justice LeagueRecommended2h★ 6.1+3 before this
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Extended Universe and the state of that world before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
AquamanRecommended2h 23m★ 6.9
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Extended Universe and the state of that world before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).
Shazam!Recommended2h 12m★ 7.0
Shows an earlier chapter of DC Extended Universe and the state of that world before Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn).

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) is title 10 of 16 in our DC Extended Universe viewing sequence. Birds of Prey follows the DCEU Harley Quinn into a Gotham story outside Task Force X. Suicide Squad provides earlier character context, while this film establishes the new alliance around her. It is not a continuation of the Harley Quinn animated series, whose similarly named characters have their own relationships and history.

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