V for Vendetta
2006 · Movie · 2h 12m · R
ActionThrillerScience Fiction
"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.
Ratings
IMDb
8.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
62/100
Key crew
- James McTeigueDirector
- Lilly WachowskiScreenplay
- Lana WachowskiScreenplay
- Dario MarianelliOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Natalie PortmanEvey
- Hugo WeavingV / William Rookwood
- Stephen ReaFinch
- Stephen FryDeitrich
- John HurtAdam Sutler
- Tim Pigott-SmithCreedy
- Rupert GravesDominic
- Roger AllamLewis Prothero
- Ben MilesDascomb
- Sinéad CusackDelia Surridge
- Natasha WightmanValerie
- John StandingLilliman
Stills
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Themes
governmentdetectiverevolutiondystopiafascismfascistchancellorbased on comicrevengetorturehatredmasked vigilante