Watchmen
2009 · Movie · R · 163 min · ★ 7.4
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.
Based on Watchmen
Also known as Watchmen: Ultimate Cut · Watchmen: The IMAX Experience · Watchmen Director's Cut · Watchmen The Ultimate Cut
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Details
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-03-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 163 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (10,006 votes)
- Box office
- $185,382,813
- Budget
- $130,000,000
Themes
- usa president
- nuclear war
- mass murder
- secret identity
- narration
- soviet union
- melancholy
- retirement
- based on comic
- conspiracy
- animated scene
- cynical
- +9 more
Awards & recognition
- Saturn Award — Best Costume · 2009 · nominated
Cast & crew
Malin Åkerman
as Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
Patrick Wilson
as Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
Billy Crudup
as Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Matthew Goode
as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Jackie Earle Haley
as Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
as Edward Blake / The Comedian
Carla Gugino
as Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre
Laura Mennell
as Janey Slater
Matt Frewer
as Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic
Stephen McHattie
as Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Directed by Zack Snyder