Watchmen (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	March 6, 2009
On DVD:	July 21, 2009
Genre:	Sci-Fi, Crime, Action
Director:	Zack Snyder
Writer:	Alex Tse, David Hayter
Cast:	Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew Goode, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Stephen McHattie, Matt Frewer
Studio:	Warner Brothers
Official site:	watchmenmovie.com
Running Time:	163 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language

A complex, multi-layered mystery adventure, "Watchmen" is set in an alternate 1985 America in which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the "Doomsday Clock" - which charts the USA's tension with the Soviet Union - is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit...

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Watchmen, based on one of the most acclaimed graphic novels ever made, finally makes its way to theaters after decades of development hell with just as much buzz as the most anticipated summer sequel. But it's only March, so Warner Brothers enlisted Dawn of the Dead director Zack Snyder to do a 300 repeat and bring this challenging piece of work to life.

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