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23/02/2006 Action, Thriller, Science Fiction 2h 12m
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People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.

Overview

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

  1. James McTeigue

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Natalie Portman

    Evey

  2. Hugo Weaving

    V / William Rookwood

  3. Stephen Rea

    Finch

  4. Stephen Fry

    Deitrich

  5. John Hurt

    Adam Sutler

  6. Tim Pigott-Smith

    Creedy

  7. Rupert Graves

    Dominic

  8. Roger Allam

    Lewis Prothero

  9. Ben Miles

    Dascomb

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by schoosskyler
Written by schoosskyler on 2017-11-04
With the litany of comic book films being made in 2017, it's hard to understand the role V for Vendetta has played in 'Comic Book Movie' culture. This was one of the early successes of the genre and it continues to shine today in ways other movies (I'm looking at you, Marvel) have not.

The grittiness of the story cannot be understated, this story is DARK. However, the message of the story is one of hope, and hope is a difficult thing to capture. This film captures both, with the help of excellent cinematography and slow-motion action cuts.

I get the sense when I watch this film that so...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$54,000,000.00

Revenue
$134,686,457.00

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