The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

  • 17% of critics liked it
    (176 reviews)

  • 54% of users liked it
    (395,523 ratings)

Based on the comic book miniseries by Alan Moore, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen takes place in an alternate universe where the characters of several literary classics exist in reality. As if that weren't enough, they've been assembled together in 1900 by Queen Victoria as a team of… More

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PG-13, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By
Stephen Norrington
Written By
James Robinson
Genres
Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jul 11, 2003 Wide
On DVD
Dec 16, 2003
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

    A stiff.

  • Charles Taylor, Salon.com

    Despite Sean Connery and some impressive 19th century gloom, this big-screen translation of Alan Moore's culty comic-book series falls to earth with an incoherent splat.

  • Ed Park, Village Voice

    Even if, per Wilde, all art is quite useless, it need not be quite as useless as this.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    This film is odd, loud, unintentionally funny and quite awful.

  • Desson Thomson, Washington Post

    This isn't a blend of modern and classic so much as a collision.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Jason R


    I really really wanted to like this movie, but somehow it turned out super-boring, kind of confusing , and poorly held together.

  • Conner R


    The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is easily one of the worst big budget action movies ever made and just an all around terrible movie. It has interesting elements and qualities that make it watchable, but for the most part it's just all bad. The most obvious flaw is the… More

  • Wildaly M


    Not as great as the trailer shows. It's kinda cheesy.

  • Tony G


    As a fan of the graphic novel, this was a huge disappointment. Completely miscast, the writing is horrendous, the effects are terrible. A complete bomb.

  • KJ P


    It is pretty enjoyable, but it's a bit flat on the plotline!

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