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 (Michael Clarke Duncan) hires Bullseye (Colin Farrell) 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).

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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

01/04/2019

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

12/14/2017

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

07/14/2015

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

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

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08/09/2024

... 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

07/24/2023

1/5

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

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Bret M.

@BretM-3 Mar 20

How can you not get some enjoyment out of this movie?! I know that in most people's opinion this movie is way out done by the Netflix Daredevil and Daredevil: Born Again, but just because this movie eventually becomes surpassed doesn't mean it's bad! I think there are a lot of things this movie does right! Firstly, I enjoy the dark, gritty, moody feeling of the movie. All the dreary night city scenes and the dark color gradient makes the movie all feel dark and like a total mood. I also think the 2000s Rock soundtrack helps create the moody feeling. I also think the cast is great. I thought that Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell, and Michael Clarke Duncan all give great performances as their characters. But the best part of this movie is the action scenes. Every fight (Matt meeting Elektra, The fight at the church, the final fight between Daredevil and Kingpin, etc.) was well choreographed, fluid, and fun to watch. Overall, if you turn off your brain, this movie is really fun

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Jaycen D.

@JDtheGoat Feb 18

Don’t waste your time with this, you are so much better off with just watching Charlie Cox’s Daredevil. I honestly think Jennifer Garner as Elektra and Colin Farrell as Bullseye (even though he’s one of the most cartoony villains of all time) are worth watching this for, and I don’t think Ben Affleck would be that bad if he didn’t have such an awful script to work with. Also some of the worst visuals I’ve ever seen, everything looks fake, and the most awkward needle drops. Already said this once, but just don’t bother with this one.

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Jack M

@JackMiehof Feb 2

Wannabe Batman. Great soundtracks and a hot Jennifer Garner, but also an unoriginal script and terrible acting.

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Jackson N.

@Jackyoboy Jan 11

Pretty shallow even for 2000’s standards. The television show blows this movie out of the water so bad, it’s sad. It’s sad because it’s not even a bad movie. Ben Affleck I honestly didn’t despise. I did hate the suit, (hot take) for some reason 2000s comic book movies loved LEATHER. Daredevil suit is leather I will admit, but they barely even dyed it. I would watch again, mainly because I think if I watched again I would find something in the movie that adds detail.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Dec 6

Success in 01 hour, 43 minutes, and 30 seconds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated PG-13 for Action/Violence and Some Sensuality!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jed I

@RT01296269 Nov 28

4.5/10 — "Pretty Bad" -(Seen on 11/27/25)

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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 (Michael Clarke Duncan) hires Bullseye (Colin Farrell) 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: Mark Steven Johnson, 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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