Mystery Men (1999)

Directed by

Kinka Usher

Genre

parody film, superhero film, action comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 924 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of amateur superheroes with useless abilities have to rescue a real superhero who has been captured by a villain. They band together to save their city.

sillycampyoffbeatcomedicquirkylightheartedaction-packed

What happens

Mystery Men is a 1999 American superhero comedy film directed by Kinka Usher and written by Neil Cuthbert, based on Bob Burden's Flaming Carrot Comics. The film stars Hank Azaria, Claire Forlani, Janeane Garofalo, Eddie Izzard, Greg Kinnear, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell, Lena Olin, Paul Reubens, Geoffrey Rush, Ben Stiller, Wes Studi, and Tom Waits. The story revolves around a team of lesser superheroes with unimpressive powers who are required to save the day from a criminal genius when Champion City's resident superhero gets captured. Mystery Men received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $33 million worldwide against a $68 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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