V for Vendetta

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V for Vendetta

R

2006

2h 12m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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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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Ana F

@Acbfaria23 Feb 17

Absolutely the beast movie i’ve seen. It has a deep message. No wonder it became a simbol for the anonymous

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FR f

@theferra69 Feb 8

Very good movie, open ending, good plot, good action and good narrative and metaphor behind the script

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Larry M

@IrishRaider81 Feb 1

One of my favorite films of all time and its more relevant in 2026 America as ever

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Sahil K

@Sahilk171 Jan 19

The starting scene gets me hanging to it and wanting more but as the movie progresses it stars to get boring and too complicated, I did not connect in the second half and felt it was streached out too long, i know this movie is loved my many but for me this was below average 3.7/10

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Casey B

@Cmurda Jan 11

One of the greatest movies ever made! No notes.

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Brandon K

@TheKeizer Dec 2

A perfect story of standing up to a fascist controlling government.

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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
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2008
Runtime: 2h 12m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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