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Daredevil

Play trailer 1:42 Poster for Daredevil PG-13 2003 1h 44m Action Fantasy Crime Drama Sci-Fi Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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42% Tomatometer 229 Reviews 35% Popcornmeter 250,000+ Ratings
Attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, but his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden. At night, he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante, a relentless avenger of justice. When Wilson Fisk (Michael Clarke Duncan) hires Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to kill Daredevil, Murdock must rely on his own senses and search out the conspirators against justice -- which may include his own girlfriend, Elektra (Jennifer Garner).
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While Ben Affleck fits the role and the story is sporadically interesting, Daredevil is ultimately a dull, brooding origin story that fails to bring anything new to the genre.

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Namrata Joshi Outlook 01/04/2019
1/4
Daredevil has a brooding dark and dank air about it, much like Batman. That's about the only element that lends the movie any character. Go to Full Review
Alexander Walker London Evening Standard 12/14/2017
From start to finish, the film is death-ridden and employs overamplified sound to pump up its many pornographic images. Go to Full Review
Joe Morgenstern Wall Street Journal 07/14/2015
It isn't a great film, or even a greatly original one. Still, it has many grace notes, and interesting oddities. Go to Full Review
Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Sep 25
3/10
Worst of all is the finale, which features a protracted duel with villain Bullseye, utilizing copious amounts of bad CG that cheapens the choreography and any potential for a satisfying demise. Go to Full Review
Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 08/09/2024
... a strange, sometimes maddening movie. It’s shot with a hyperactive camera that jitters like the Flash on a dozen cups of espresso and written as if the actors were speaking the archly pulp dialogue balloons of a real comic book ... Go to Full Review
Justin Brown Medium Popcorn 07/24/2023
1/5
This was brutal to get through...I was in an utter state of confusion during the entire film. Go to Full Review
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William S. @RT74594996 2h I remember watching the theatrical version when I was a kid, and I enjoyed it then. As an adult, I heard that the Directors cut was far superior, so I gave it another go. It's still not a good movie by any stretch of the imagination, but I can't imagine sitting through it without the directors cut. I don't know what stuff was added or why the directors cut is better, but I probably would have collapsed if the movie were any worse. What it ended up being was a tolerable delve into a character that has been explored much much more effectively in a modern TV setting. Dont go into this film expecting anything essential about daredevil to be revealed. Its entirely missable for anyone but ultra fans of daredevil who want every piece of content possible, good or bad. See more Harold D @RT73704942 1d Director’s Cut version is very enjoyable but the theatrical version is 30 minutes shorter and much worse. See more Mohammed S. @RT74786395 Jun 5 Fisk was soooo larping See more sheyla B. @seylaley May 4 buena historia, pero falta algo See more Gabriele G @galeselector Apr 26 A marvel movie that allowed me grow up with superheroes See more Camila F @RT35477922 Apr 26 A relic of the 2000s and a classic "so bad it's good". It's worth a watch just for Colin Farrell alone. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, but his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden. At night, he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante, a relentless avenger of justice. When Wilson Fisk (Michael Clarke Duncan) hires Bullseye (Colin Farrell) to kill Daredevil, Murdock must rely on his own senses and search out the conspirators against justice -- which may include his own girlfriend, Elektra (Jennifer Garner).
Director
Mark Steven Johnson
Producer
Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad
Screenwriter
Mark Steven Johnson, Brian Helgeland
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, Marvel Enterprises, Horseshoe Bay Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Action/Violence)
Genre
Action, Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 14, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$102.5M
Runtime
1h 44m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)