The Spirit

Release Date: Thursday, December 25, 2008 Nationwide

Scarlett Johansson, Eva Mendes, Gabriel Macht, Samuel L. Jackson, Gigi Pritzker, Frank Miller, Michael E. Uslan, Deborah Del Prete, Will Eisner

PG-13 Action 1 hr, 48 m

  • 3.4

67%

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"The Spirit" is a classic action-adventure-romance genre-twister written for the screen and directed by Frank Miller. It is the story of a former rookie cop who returns mysteriously from the dead as the Spirit (Gabriel Macht) to fight crime from the shadows of Central City. His arch-enemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson) has a different mission: he's going to wipe out Spirit's beloved city as he pursues his own version of immortality. The Spirit tracks this cold-hearted killer from Central City's rundown warehouses, to the damp catacombs, to the windswept waterfront ... all the while facing a bevy of beautiful women who either want to seduce, love or kill our masked crusader. Surrounding him at every turn are Ellen Dolan (Sarah Paulson), the whip-smart girl-next-door; Sliken Floss (Scarlett Johansson), a punk secretary and frigid vixen; Plaster of Paris (Paz Vega), a murderous French nightclub dancer; Lorelei (Jaime King), a phantom siren; and Morgenstern (Stana Katic), a sexy young cop. Then of course, there's Sand Saref (Eva Mendes), the jewel thief with dangerous curves. She's the love of his life turned bad. Will he save her or will she kill him?
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The film's director Frank Miller last directed Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and Sin City. The film's writer Frank Miller last wrote Sin City: A Dame to Kill For and 300: Rise of An Empire.

Producers
Deborah Del Prete
Gigi Pritzker
Michael E. Uslan

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for intense sequences of stylized violence and action, some sexual content and brief nudity
Runtime
1 hr, 48 m
Tagline
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Also known as
Will Eisner's The Spirit

Language
English

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  • Adapted from Will Eisner's comic book series.

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Release Dates

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The Spirit was released in nationwide movie theaters on Thursday, December 25, 2008 . There were 7 other movies released on the same date, including Bedtime Stories, Marley & Me and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.



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Thu., Nov. 26, 2009

  • Added the DVD release date of April 14, 2009

  • Added the soundtrack release date of December 23, 2008

  • Added a synopsis

  • Added a running time of 108 minutes

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