Watchmen

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Watchmen

R

2009

2h 42m

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In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of everyday life. When one of his former comrades is murdered, masked vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) uncovers a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his retired associates, only one of which has true powers, Rorschach glimpses a far-reaching conspiracy involving their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the world's future.

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Critics Consensus

Gritty and visually striking, Watchmen is a faithful adaptation of Alan Moore's graphic novel, but its complex narrative structure may make it difficult for it to appeal to viewers not already familiar with the source material.

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

07/23/2019

3.5/4

When given a great story and told that his job is to simply adapt it, Snyder more than rises to the occasion.

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Matt Singer

The Rumpus

09/18/2017

The only way to truly adhere to Alan Moore's vision of Watchmen would be to not make the movie in the first place.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/12/2017

B+

Watchmen isn't your typical caper flick filled with kickass effects and gunfire and no premise.

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Kyle Logan

Cultured Vultures

Feb 16

The best superhero movie Snyder has made...Watchmen is an epic that feels worthy of its 3 hour director’s cut runtime largely because it has so much story to tell.

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Sean Axmaker

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10/28/2023

The story of costumed superheroes into the real world offers a visual spectacle to be sure, but it emphasizes the “novel” in graphic novel: narrative complexity, character dynamism, the density of fiction and history and commentary swirling together.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/05/2023

2.5/4

Ambitious films like this are generally either glorious artistic successes or utter failures; Watchmen uniquely falls somewhere in the middle.

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Biff M

@Crazytrain 11h

The extended cut is dynamite.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 12

Gostei da história, mas acho que o filme se esforça demais para ser ousado em alguns momentos. Nada de especial.

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Jeremy L

@RT60505906 Jul 6

Inicia lento y se darrolla lento,rápidamente se nota que es algo hecho por Zack Snyder por que hay escenas en camara lenta cada 5 minutos, la duracion se me hace algo absurdamente largo por lo poco que dan de trama, esta pelicula se me hace algo meh, me gusta el potencial del Dr Manhattan, pero después veo el "Villano" y hace que piense que es lo mas flojo de la película, desde el momento que vi a ese tipo super inteligente supe que papel tomaría. La escenas de acción son buenas (contando que las escenas de accion son pocas) ademas un tanto exageradas, nadie tenia super poderes a excepción del Dr manhattan y de la nada arrojaban personas y rompían huesos como sobrehumanos. Las escenas de coito se me hicieron bastante largas y sin nada que aportar, ademas de que el problema central pudo resolverse diferente y pudo terminar rapido, pero cayó en lo cliche, pero bueno, tenian que desarrollar de alguna manera a los personajes.

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Dave L

@RT29131586 Jun 27

I had never heard of Watchmen before seeing this film, and found it to be an amazingly well written story with a great cast. Will keep you hooked up until the end credit's start, and then wishing that it had been longer.

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Ronald T

@RT47974441 Jun 25

Zack snyder best movie. This comic book adaptation fits his style more than DC comics. These heroes aren't supposed to be look up to and the deconstruction works so much better. A very unique and interesting movie.

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Anton W

@1ton87 Jun 15

This is a near perfect adaptation. The character designs were excellent, the storyline hooks you, it’s visually appealing, the casting choices were great and the action sequences are on point.

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Synopsis

In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of everyday life. When one of his former comrades is murdered, masked vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) uncovers a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his retired associates, only one of which has true powers, Rorschach glimpses a far-reaching conspiracy involving their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the world's future.

Director: Zack Snyder
Producer: Lawrence Gordon, Lloyd Levin, Deborah Snyder
Screenwriter: David Hayter, Alex Tse
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Lawrence Gordon Productions, Lloyd Levin
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Strong Graphic Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 31, 2010
Box Office (Gross USA): $107.5M
Runtime: 2h 42m