V for Vendetta (2006) movie poster

V for Vendetta (2006)

"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people."
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👍 87%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 68%
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Runtime
2h 12m
Rated
R
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.9/10 (15,396 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
73%
Metacritic
62

Cast

Natalie Portman as Evey · 72% avg
Hugo Weaving as V / William Rookwood · 75% avg
Stephen Rea as Finch · 70% avg
Stephen Fry as Deitrich · 72% avg
John Hurt as Adam Sutler · 74% avg
Tim Pigott-Smith as Creedy · 76% avg
Rupert Graves as Dominic · 76% avg
Roger Allam as Lewis Prothero · 75% avg

Is V for Vendetta good?

Yes. 87% of real audiences liked it, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 68%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#198 / 1971 · Action
Rank in its year
#20 / 206 · 2006
Rank among its director's films
#1 / 5 · James McTeigue

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

About the Film

V for Vendetta is a 2006 dystopian political thriller film directed by James McTeigue and produced by the Wachowskis, adapted from Alan Moore and David Lloyd's DC/Vertigo comic book series. The film is set in a near-future fascist Britain where the charismatic masked vigilante known only as V, played by Hugo Weaving, wages a one-man war against the totalitarian Norsefire government while recruiting Evey Hammond, played by Natalie Portman, into his revolutionary cause. V's plan culminates in his promise to destroy the Houses of Parliament on November 5th, the anniversary of Guy Fawkes's failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, using Fawkes's iconic mask as the symbol of resistance.

Hugo Weaving delivered an extraordinary performance entirely from behind a static mask, conveying emotion through voice, body language, and the subtle angle of his head — a feat of acting that many considered impossible for such a physically expressive actor. Natalie Portman underwent a real head-shaving on camera during a pivotal scene depicting Evey's imprisonment and psychological transformation, a choice that added visceral authenticity to her performance. The Guy Fawkes mask worn by V transcended the film to become one of the most recognized symbols of anti-establishment protest worldwide, adopted by the hacktivist group Anonymous and by demonstrators during the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, and protests against authoritarian governments across the globe.

The film earned $132 million worldwide on a $54 million budget. Alan Moore disavowed the adaptation, though the film has been embraced by audiences as a powerful statement about the dangers of government overreach, surveillance, and the suppression of individual liberty. Its line "People should not be afraid of their governments.

Governments should be afraid of their people" has become one of the most quoted political statements in modern cinema.

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