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Watchmen (2009)
7.7
Ratings: 7.7/10 from 184,647 users
Metascore:
56/100
Reviews: 1,131 user | 413 critic | 39 from Metacritic.com
In an alternate 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it. Director:Zack Snyder |
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| Malin Akerman | ... | ||
| Billy Crudup | ... | ||
| Matthew Goode | ... | ||
| Jackie Earle Haley | ... | ||
| Jeffrey Dean Morgan | ... |
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| Patrick Wilson | ... | ||
| Carla Gugino | ... | ||
| Matt Frewer | ... | ||
| Stephen McHattie | ... | ||
| Laura Mennell | ... | ||
| Rob LaBelle | ... | ||
| Gary Houston | ... | ||
| James M. Connor | ... |
Pat Buchanan
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Mary Ann Burger | ... | |
| John Shaw | ... | ||
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Storyline
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 discover a deeper and far more diabolical plot. Written by evan murphy
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We were supposed to make the world a better place. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Watchmen: The IMAX Experience See more »Box Office
Budget:
$130,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$55,214,334 (USA) (8 March 2009) (3611 Screens)Gross:
$185,258,983 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Popular John F. Kennedy assassination-conspiracy-theory suggests that the President was killed by a bullet fired from the front; specifically, from a fence behind a grassy knoll; also that three transients arrested soon after Kennedy's murder are said to be the "additional assassins". The opening montage portrays the Comedian delivering the fatal bullet from the grassy knoll's fence dressed in the same outfit as one of the "3 Tramps" as they were famously photographed. The puff of gun smoke said to have been seen, turns out to be Blake's cigar smoke. At Blake's funeral, the soundtrack plays "The Sound of Silence" by Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel, a song reportedly inspired by national emotional trauma from the Kennedy murder. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Near the beginning of the movie, Hollis Mason is listing the other members of the Minutemen besides him. He forgets to mention the Silhouette, who served with Nite Owl I in the Minutemen. See more »Crazy Credits
The opening credits themselves often cast shadows in the frame that correspond with the flashes from photographer's bulbs. See more »
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