Watchmen
Watchmen
“ Justice is coming to all of us. No matter what we do. ”
CINEMA2009-03-04
DIGITAL2009-03-04
RegionUS
Runtime215 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Zack Snyder’s masterly, faithful graphic-novel adaptation dissecting the moral corruption and terrifying absolutism of masked vigilantes.”
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 they uncover a sinister plot that puts a...
DIRECTOR / Director
Zack Snyder
KEYWORDS
usa presidentnuclear warmass murdersecret identitynarrationsoviet unionmelancholyretirementbased on comicconspiracyanimated scenecynicaldoomsdaymasked vigilantedoomsday clockred square1980sgrimironiccriticalintenseambiguous
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