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Watchmen (2009)
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.
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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 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.
Rating:R
Genre:Mystery, Action, Science Fiction
Written By:David Hayter, Alex Tse
In Theaters:3/6/2009
Box Office:$185,258,983
Runtime:163 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Legendary Pictures, DC, Lawrence Gordon Productions, Lloyd Levin Productions
Cast
Zack Snyder
Director
Malin Akerman
Laurie Jupiter / Silk Spectre II
Patrick Wilson
Dan Dreiberg / Nite Owl II
Billy Crudup
Jon Osterman / Dr. Manhattan
Matthew Goode
Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias
Jackie Earle Haley
Walter Kovacs / Rorschach
Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Edward Blake / The Comedian
Carla Gugino
Sally Jupiter / Silk Spectre
Laura Mennell
Janey Slater
Matt Frewer
Edgar Jacobi / Moloch the Mystic
Stephen McHattie
Hollis Mason / Nite Owl
Rob LaBelle
Wally Weaver
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