Watchmen

Watchmen

Theatrical - Wide 2009-03-04

Cast Malin Akerman Patrick Wilson Billy Crudup Matthew Goode Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Directed by Zack Snyder
Written by David Hayter Alex Tse

Box Office Gross: $185,258,983

Running Time: 163 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Legendary Pictures, DC, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Lloyd Levin Productions

Genres: Action Mystery

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10/10

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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... See more 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.

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