After a law is past to thwart the efforts of group of crimefighters, one of them is mysteriously murdered.
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Plot: What's the story about?
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 all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion—a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers—Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the Watchmen?
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Who stars in Watchmen: Cast List
Rock of Ages, The Heartbreak Kid
Where'd You Go Bernadette?, The Longest Week
Medieval, Leap Year
Lincoln, The Retirement Plan
Red Dawn, All Good Things
Moonfall, Aquaman
Who's making Watchmen: Crew List
A look at the Watchmen behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Zack Snyder last directed Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire and Army of the Dead. The film's writer Alex Tse last wrote Superfly and The Illustrated Man.
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Production: What we know about Watchmen?
Key Facts
- Based on the DC Comics limited series by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.
Filming Timeline
- 2009 - January: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2008 - October: The film was set to Post-Production status.
Watchmen Release Date: When was the film released?
Watchmen was a release in 2009 on Friday, March 6, 2009. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Phoebe in Wonderland, The Horsemen and Shuttle.
Watchmen DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Watchmen was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 .