V for Vendetta
People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
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.
- Director
- James McTeigue
- Signature
- Craft · Tension · Wonder
- Worldwide
- $135M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How V for Vendetta actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
V for Vendetta appears in 8 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #30
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- Best Action Movies Ranked #30
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- Action Movies Ranked #32
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- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #32
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- Best Psychological Thrillers Ranked #35
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- Thriller Movies Ranked #37
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- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #62
Placed at #62 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #141
Placed at #141 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Actress
The numbers
Box Office & Release
V for Vendetta returned 2.5× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $54M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $135M
- Release date
- Feb 23, 2006
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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