What Does 'Folie a Deux' Mean in English? Joker Sequel Title's Significance Explained

With Joker: Folie a Deux arriving in theaters, you might be curious about the movie’s title. So we decided that it was time for a quick French lesson!

Starring Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn and Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck, the movie picks up after the 2019 Oscar winning original.

Based on the fact that it’s a sequel, you might think that “Foile a Deux” simply means “sequel” in French. However, that’s not the case.

Keep reading to find out more…

“Folie a deux” directly translates to “madness for two.” According to Merriam-Webster, the tern means “the presence of the same or similar delusional ideas in two persons closely associated with one another.”

Considering the theme of the movie, this all makes perfect sense!

Speaking of Joker: Folie a Deux, you might be surprised to learn that it is making history for a very unfortunate reason.

If you were curious, only four stars from the original movie returned for the sequel.

Before you got the theater, find out if you should stay in your seat for one final scene after the credits start rolling. Is there an end credits scene?

We also explained the major twist at the very end of the movie!