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Watchmen

Watchmen

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 4, 2009

Runtime

2h 43m

Genres

Mystery, Action, Science Fiction

User Score

73%

Original Title

Watchmen

Production Companies

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

Director

Zack Snyder

Budget

$130,000,000

Revenue

$185,258,983

Description

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.