Watchmen

Watchmen is a 2009 American superhero mystery film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Åkerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The film is set in an alternate history 1985 at the height of the Cold War between the West and the Soviet Union, as a group of mostly retired vigilantes investigate an a... More

Initial release date:

  • Feb 23, 2009

Directed by:

Rating:

R (USA)

Runtime:

  • 2 h 42 min

Also known as:

  • Los vigilantes,
  • Cei ce vegheaza,
  • Хранители,
  • Les gardiens,
  • Cuvari,
  • Varuhi,
  • Valvurid,
  • Strázci - Watchmen,
  • Strazcovia,
  • Watchmen - Die Wächter,
  • Watchmen - Les gardiens

Film

Directed by

Zack Snyder

Zachary Edward "Zack" Snyder (born March 1, 1966) is an American actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer, best known for action/science fiction films. After making his feature film debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the Dead, he gained wide recognition with the 2007 box office hit 300,...

Tagline:

  • I am used to going out at 3am and doing something stupid.
  • This city is afraid of me. I've seen its true face.
  • We were supposed to make the world a better place.
  • Who's Watching the Watchmen?
  • Justice is coming to all of us. No matter what we do.
  • We're society's only protection.
  • The existence of life is a highly overrated phenomenon.
  • They watch over us...but who watches them?
  • A world at peace. There had to be sacrifice.
  • It's the End of the Superhero As We Know It.

Cinematography:

Edited by:

Release date(s):

Film release region Release Date Film release distribution medium
  • Mar 6, 2009
  • 2009
  • 2008
  • Nov 10, 2009
  • Jul 21, 2009
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Casting director:

Production design by:

Set Decoration by:

Costume design by:

Music by:

Runtime:

Runtime Film cut
  • 2 h 42 min
  • 3 h 6 min
  • 3 h 35 min
  • 2 h 43 min
  • 2 h 41 min
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Estimated budget:

Currency Amount
  • 120,000,000

Film format:

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Media

Adapted From

Watchmen

Watchmen is a twelve-issue comic book limited series created by writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons, and colourist John Higgins. The series was published by DC Comics during 1986 and 1987, and has been subsequently reprinted in collected form. Watchmen originated from a story proposal Moore...

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Award-Nominated Work

Award Nominations:

Year Award Award Nominee
  • 2009

Saturn Award for Best Costume Nominees

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