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Watchmen

7.4/ 10

TMDB Rating

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2009

Release Year

163 min

Runtime

Mystery
Action
Science Fiction

Overview

In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

Keywords

usa president
nuclear war
mass murder
secret identity
narration
soviet union
melancholy
retirement
based on comic
conspiracy
animated scene
cynical
doomsday
masked vigilante
doomsday clock
red square
1980s
ironic
critical
intense
ambiguous

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Reviews(5)

8.4avg rating
John Chard

John Chard

June 23, 2019

8
8/10

The comic book geek blockbuster for adults only. Watchmen is directed by Zack Snyder and adapted to screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse from the Alan Moore/David Gibbons graphic novel. It stars Patrick Wilson, Malin Ackerman, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino

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Manuel São Bento

@msbreviews

October 28, 2019

7
7/10

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog :) First of all, this review is based on the theatrical version of Watchmen. Usually, Director's Cuts or Ultimate Editions are not preferred over the original release. Few films benefit from them, and most are simply an extended

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David

David

@wogsurfer

February 9, 2020

10
10/10

As humans, we are drawn to what inspires us, interests us, and tickles our fancy. Human opinion can be a fickle thing, especially when it comes to film, books, and music, due to this the message that is interwoven through these mediums are missed by all of us simply because we won't take the time to

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SierraKiloBravo

May 20, 2020

8
8/10

Click here for a video version of this review: youtu.be/2tkzmGjXfdE _Watchmen_ polarised audiences when it arrived in theatres in 2009. Coming not long after Marvel's _Iron Man_ many were expecting a fun action oriented super hero movie. _Watchmen_ however, is not that kind of movie. Just like th

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Wuchak

Wuchak

July 17, 2021

9
9/10

_**The "Apocalypse Now" of superhero films**_ Based on Alan Moore's graphic novel, 2009's "Watchmen" takes place in an alternative 1985 where Nixon is serving his fifth term and costumed vigilantism is illegal. A former masked crimefighter named The Comedian is murdered, prompting his previous te

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