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Watchmen

Directed by: Zack Snyder 2h 43min

Imagem: Warner Bros. / DC (via TMDB)

Synopsis

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.

The versions

Director's Cut

186min

Rating
R
Where it came out
Home video
Released
07/21/2009

It came out on July 21, 2009 with 186 minutes, 24 more than the cinema version. What comes back is character and action material that had been trimmed in the editing room. It is the cut that critics tend to treat as superior to the cinema cut.

Source: Wikipédia (EN): Watchmen (2009 film), seção Home media

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Ultimate Cut

215min

Rating
R
Where it came out
Home video
Released
11/10/2009

It's 215 minutes and it's the version most similar to the comic. The director's cut comes back in its entirety and, on top of it, the animation Tales of the Black Freighter is interspersed in the narrative, plus the newsstand scenes that tie everything together. If you want Alan Moore's Watchmen on film, this is it. Today it is on HBO Max in the United States and Prime Video in Japan.

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Source: Wikipédia (EN): Watchmen (2009 film), seção Home mediaHBO Max (EUA): ficha do título Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut

The numbers

Budget
US$ 130,000,000
Worldwide box office
US$ 185,382,813
Domestic box office
US$ 107,509,799

Source: Box Office Mojo / Collected on 09/16/2026

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