V for Vendetta

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V for Vendetta

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Following the world war, London is a police state occupied by a fascist government, and a vigilante known only as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressors of the world in which he now lives. When V saves a young woman named Evey from the secret police, he discovers an ally in his fight against England's oppressors.

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Visually stunning and thought-provoking, V For Vendetta's political pronouncements may rile some, but its story and impressive set pieces will nevertheless entertain.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

01/10/2019

3/4

A bizarre, farcical, political allegory-cum-thriller.

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Zadie Smith

Daily Telegraph (UK)

01/16/2018

In the face of this film something adolescent in me surged to the surface and I mean that as a great compliment: adolescence is a state I hold in high regard.

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Victoria Segal

New Statesman

09/26/2017

By leaping into fantasy and heading for its own version of a happy ending with all guns blazing, however, it blows the competition - not to mention the Houses of Parliament - out of the water.

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Grant Hermanns

Screen Rant

Feb 12

8/10

With McTeigue and cinematographer Adrian Biddle also making some of the more emotionally powerful scenes feel just as grand, V for Vendetta remains an absolute treasure to watch 20 years later.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

12/10/2024

7/10

Not only do I think it's a pretty prophetic cult film, but it's also fast-paced and highly entertaining narrating its dystopia about the anarchist vigilante wearing the Guy Fawkes mask to fight a totalitarian regime. [Full review in Spanish]

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

08/19/2023

[Alan] Moore wrote the novel as a commentary on Thatcher's England and the film retains the London setting, but it only takes a few key phrases to echo the post-9/11 era and the rhetoric of the current American administration.

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Omar M

@RT89873234 1d

Pretty meh. Never understood the appeal of this movie.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller 6d

9.5/10 Great dystopian movie. Government overreach Top action movies/ drama

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Jerry J

@Jerry578 6d

The government hates you

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Fantazynerd 1

@RT48179632 Jul 4

Not what I expected and didn't know it was DC

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Ben W

@Username618 Jun 30

A rather stupid political cartoon? Can't remember- I don't like Alan Moore's take on life, on the whole, excuse me.

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Josef S.

@99cstore Jun 9

Amazing almost perfect movie. V is such a layered and complex character. His goal is understandable and we cheer him on. The story is rich and deep and it flows without ever feeling slow.

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Synopsis

Following the world war, London is a police state occupied by a fascist government, and a vigilante known only as V uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressors of the world in which he now lives. When V saves a young woman named Evey from the secret police, he discovers an ally in his fight against England's oppressors.

Director: James McTeigue
Producer: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Joel Silver
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Production Co: Virtual Studios, Warner Bros., Anarchos Productions Inc., Silver Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Violence|Some Language)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2006, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Nov 5, 2026
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)