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Watchmen( 2009)

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Justice is coming to all of us. No matter what we do.

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Malin Åkerman

      Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II

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      Patrick Wilson

      Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II

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      Billy Crudup

      Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan

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      Matthew Goode

      Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias

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      Jackie Earle Haley

      Walter Kovacs / Rorschach

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      Jeffrey Dean Morgan

      Edward Blake / The Comedian

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      Carla Gugino

      Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre

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      Laura Mennell

      Janey Slater

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      Matt Frewer

      Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic

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      Stephen McHattie

      Hollis Mason / Nite Owl

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      Rob LaBelle

      Wally Weaver

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      Gary Houston

      John McLaughlin

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      James M. Connor

      Pat Buchanan

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      Mary Ann Burger

      Eleanor Clift

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      John Shaw

      Doug Roth

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      Robert Wisden

      Richard Nixon

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      Jerry Wasserman

      Detective Fine

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      Don Thompson

      Detective Gallagher

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      Frank Novak

      Henry Kissinger

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      Sean Allan

      Norad General #1

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      Garry Chalk

      NORAD General

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      Stephanie Belding

      Janet Black

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      Michael Kopsa

      Paul Klein

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      William S. Taylor

      Prison Psychiatrist

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      Chris Burns

      Dumb Thug

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      Malcolm Scott

      Fat Thug

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      Danny Wattley

      Huge Prisoner

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      Nhi Do

      Vietnamese Girl

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      Walter Addison

      Lee Iacocca

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      David MacKay

      Child Murderer

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      Keith Martin Gordey

      Auto CEO

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      Fulvio Cecere

      Agent Forbes

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      Ted Cole

      Dick Cavett

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      Mark Acheson

      Large Man At Happy Harry's

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      John Destry

      Happy Harry's Bartender

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      Chris Gauthier

      Seynour

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      L. Harvey Gold

      New Frontiersman Editor

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      Jay Brazeau

      News Vendor

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      Jesse Reid

      Teenager at Newsstand

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      Manoj Sood

      Karnak Scientist

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      Dan Payne

      Dollar Bill

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      Niall Matter

      Mothman

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      Apollonia Vanova

      Silhouette

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      Glenn Ennis

      Hooded Justice

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      Darryl Scheelar

      Captain Metropolis

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      Clint Carleton

      Young Hollis Mason

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      Brett Stimely

      John F. Kennedy

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      Carrie Genzel

      Jackie Kennedy

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      Greg Travis

      Andy Warhol

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      Greg Armstrong-Morris

      Truman Capote

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      Andrew Colthart

      Naked Man At Warhol Party

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      Bruce Crawford

      Bank Robber

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      Sal Sortino

      1940 Watchmen Photographer

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      Eli Snyder

      Young Rorschach

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      Lori Watt

      Rorschach's Mother

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      Tony Bardach

      John With Rorschach's Mother

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      John Kobylka

      Fidel Castro

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      Carmen Lavigne

      Anti War Protester

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      J.R. Killigrew

      David Bowie

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      Steven Stojkovic

      Mick Jagger

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      Martin Reiss

      Brezhnev

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      Frank Cassini

      Sally's Husband

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      John R. Taylor

      Priest

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      Tara Frederick

      Aggressive Hooker

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      Daryl Shuttleworth

      Jon's Father

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      Jaryd Heydrick

      Young Jon

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      Ron Chartier

      Carnival Photographer

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      Carly Bentall

      Wally's Girlfriend

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      Matt Drake

      Older Boy Bully

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      Haley Guiel

      Laurie - 13 Years

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      Sonya Salomaa

      Adrian Veidt's Assistant

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      Tyler McClendon

      Veidt Enterprises Security Guard

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      Salli Saffioti

      Annie Leibovitz

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      Neil Schell

      Man In Riot Crowd

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      Michael Eklund

      Man In Riot Crowd

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      Deborah Finkel

      Woman In Riot Crowd

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      Louis Chirillo

      Face To Face TV Producer

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      Marsha Regis

      Face To Face TV Receptionist

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      Patrick Sabongui

      Knot Top Gang Leader

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      John Tench

      Knot Top Gang Member

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      Santo Lombardo

      Knot Top Gang Member

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      Jason Schombing

      NY SWAT

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      Darren Shahlavi

      NY SWAT

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      Marshall Virtue

      NY SWAT

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      Colin Lawrence

      Officer Kirkpatrick

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      Chris Weber

      Officer O'Brien

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      Alessandro Juliani

      Rockefeller Military Base Technician

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      Alison Araya

      Foreign Newscaster

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      Sahar Biniaz

      Foreign Newscaster

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      Matthew Harrison

      Foreign Newscaster

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      Bernadeta Wrobel

      Foreign Newscaster

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      Youri Obryvtchenko

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Heidi Iro

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Kit Noon

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Parm Soor

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Cristina Menz

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Lynn Colliar

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Tony Ali

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Katie Bennison

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Ian Farthing

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Calvin Lee

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Alexander Mandra

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Isabelle Champeau

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Ashley O'Connell

      Foreign Newcaster

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      Mark Gash

      On Location Reporter

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      Suzanne E. Smith

      On Location Reporter

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      Agam Darshi

      On Location Reporter

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      Tom McBeath

      News Analyst

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      Kevin McNulty

      News Anchor

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      Mark Docherty

      Newscaster

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      Clay St. Thomas

      Newscaster

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      Dale Wolfe

      Keene Act Anchor

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      Ken Tremblett

      Keene Act Anchor

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      Dawn Chubai

      Keene Act Anchor

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      Manuelita Kinsey

      Keene Act Anchor

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      Tamara Stanners

      Vietnam 51st State Anchor

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      Sahara Davis

      Young Tenement Fire Child

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      Dave Hospes

      Tenement Fire Child

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      Greig Hospess

      Tenement Fire Child

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      Ali Dunn

      Tenement Fire Child

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      Jeffrey Frieler

      Tenement Fire Policeman

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      Kurt Evans

      Tenement Fire News Reporter

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      Sylvesta Stuart

      Destruction Firefighter

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      Terence Kelly

      Destruction Firefighter

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      Mi-Jung Lee

      A Bomb Test Anchorwoman

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      Ted Friend

      Larry Culpeper

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      Tiffany Burns

      News Reporter

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      Michael Adamthwaite

      Bar Knot Top

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      Danny Woodburn

      Big Figure Prisoner (uncredited)

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      Zack Snyder

      Commando in Vietnam (uncredited)

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      Clay Enos

      Commando in Vietnam (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 5Discussion

    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun Jun 23 2019
    The comic book geek blockbuster for adults only. Watchmen is directed by Zack Snyder and adapted to screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse from the Alan Moore/David Gibbons graphic novel. It stars Patrick Wilson, Malin Ackerman, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino and Matt Frewer. Music is by Tyler Bates and cinematography by Larry Fong. 1985 and someone is killing all our superheroes. Time for the remaining super heroes to band together - but what they find as they fight the good fight is potential annihilation for everyone. It was quite a battle getti...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    130000000.00

    Revenue

    185258983.00

    Keywords

    • usa president
    • nuclear war
    • mass murder
    • secret identity
    • narration
    • soviet union
    • melancholy
    • retirement
    • based on comic
    • conspiracy
    • animated scene
    • doomsday
    • masked vigilante
    • doomsday clock
    • red square
    • 1980s
    • intense
    • admiring
    • assertive