In an alternate 1985 America, costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society, and the “Doomsday Clock” – which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet Union – is permanently set at five minutes to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is murdered, the washed-up but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach sets out to uncover a plot to kill and discredit all past and present superheroes. As he reconnects with his former crime-fighting legion – a ragtag group of retired superheroes, only one of whom has true powers – Rorschach glimpses a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with links to their shared past and catastrophic consequences for the future. Their mission is to watch over humanity…but who is watching the watchmen?

Production Status:	Released
Logline:	After a law is passed to thwart the efforts of group of crimefighters, one of them is mysteriously murdered.
Genres:	Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Crime/Gangster and Adaptation
Running Time:	163 min.
Release Date:	March 6th, 2009 (wide)
MPAA Rating:	R for strong graphic violence, sexuality, nudity and language.
Distributors:	Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution
Production Co.:	Legendary Pictures, Inc., Lawrence Gordon Productions
Studios:	Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures
U.S. Box Office:	$85,751,993
Filming Locations:	Vancouver, Canada
Produced in:	United States