Underplayed Gems

Watchmen Chapter 1 (2024)

Watchmen Chapter 1 poster
Original title
Watchmen: Chapter I
Directed by
Brandon Vietti
Genre
drama film, action film, science fiction film, mystery film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
R
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 235 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In an alternate 1985, a group of former superheroes who were forced into retirement investigate the murder of one of their own. The case pulls them into a larger conspiracy that questions power and morality.

suspensefulsomberdeliberateadult-orientednoir-ishphilosophicaldarkmysterious

What happens

Watchmen is a 2024 American adult animated two-part superhero film directed by Brandon Vietti and written by J. Michael Straczynski. It stars an ensemble cast including Matthew Rhys, Katee Sackhoff, Titus Welliver, Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, and Michael Cerveris. Chapter I is the 57th film, and Chapter II is the 58th film of the DC Universe Animated Original Movies, and produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Paramount Pictures, and DC Entertainment, and distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment in North America and Paramount Home Entertainment elsewhere. The film is based on the DC Comics limited series of the same name co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons, with co-creator and author Alan Moore choosing to remain uncredited here for his work on the source material. Set in an alternate 1985, the film follows a group of outlawed and retired superheroes who investigate a conspiracy following the murder of one of their own. Gibbons served as a consulting producer on the film. Animation for the film was provided by Studio Mir. The first part (titled Watchmen Chapter I) was released on August 13, 2024, while the second part (titled Watchmen Chapter II) was released on November 26, 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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