Daredevil

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Daredevil

PG-13,

2003,

1h 44m,

Action/

Fantasy/

Crime/

Drama/

Sci-Fi/

Adventure

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Attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, but his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden. At night, he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante, a relentless avenger of justice. When Wilson Fisk (Colin Farrell) hires Bullseye (Michael Clarke Duncan) to kill Daredevil, Murdock must rely on his own senses and search out the conspirators against justice -- which may include his own girlfriend, Elektra (Jennifer Garner).

Critics Consensus

While Ben Affleck fits the role and the story is sporadically interesting, Daredevil is ultimately a dull, brooding origin story that fails to bring anything new to the genre.

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Namrata Joshi

Outlook

Jan 4, 2019

1/4

Daredevil has a brooding dark and dank air about it, much like Batman. That's about the only element that lends the movie any character.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

Dec 14, 2017

From start to finish, the film is death-ridden and employs overamplified sound to pump up its many pornographic images.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Jul 14, 2015

It isn't a great film, or even a greatly original one. Still, it has many grace notes, and interesting oddities.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Sep 25, 2025

3/10

Worst of all is the finale, which features a protracted duel with villain Bullseye, utilizing copious amounts of bad CG that cheapens the choreography and any potential for a satisfying demise.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Aug 9, 2024

... a strange, sometimes maddening movie. It’s shot with a hyperactive camera that jitters like the Flash on a dozen cups of espresso and written as if the actors were speaking the archly pulp dialogue balloons of a real comic book ...

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Justin Brown

Medium Popcorn

Jul 24, 2023

1/5

This was brutal to get through...I was in an utter state of confusion during the entire film.

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Albus R

Apr 23, 2019

Good action and a nice adaption of the MARVEL character.

Theodore W

Mar 11, 2019

One of the worst movies of all time. Completely unwatchable. It looks like it was shot using a Game Boy. The acting is horrible.

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Theodore S

Mar 1, 2019

So bad it's funny

Albus P

Feb 24, 2019

How do we make daredevil better not make him blind!!!

Draco L

Feb 7, 2019

Having only seen the R-rated director's cut I still agree with most that Daredevil suffers heavily from a dated style, a story never given the time to explore the dark themes it brings up, and (aside from Michael Clark Duncan's excellent role as The Kingpin) the acting is not strong enough to rise above the material.

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Han L

Feb 6, 2019

Not horrible but pretty cliche and dull and dim. Bad CGI. Pretentious. The characters weren't likeable (except Bullseye, what a delight to watch Colin Farrell steal the show). Meh.

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Mark Steven Johnson

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Ben Affleck

Matt Murdock

Jennifer Garner

Elektra Natchios

Colin Farrell

Bullseye

Michael Clarke Duncan

William Fisk

Jon Favreau

Franklin "Foggy" Nelson

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Synopsis

Attorney Matt Murdock (Ben Affleck) is blind, but his other four senses function with superhuman sharpness. By day, Murdock represents the downtrodden. At night, he is Daredevil, a masked vigilante, a relentless avenger of justice. When Wilson Fisk (Colin Farrell) hires Bullseye (Michael Clarke Duncan) to kill Daredevil, Murdock must rely on his own senses and search out the conspirators against justice -- which may include his own girlfriend, Elektra (Jennifer Garner).

Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad
Screenwriter: Brian Helgeland
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: New Regency Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, Marvel Enterprises, Horseshoe Bay Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Action/Violence)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 14, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $102.5M
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, DTS-ES, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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