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Currently, we are experiencing a veritable flood of films based on comics. Just talk about the subject and we quickly iconic characters such as Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Iron Man and others. What you may not know is that Hollywood loves adapting comics to film and there are many other feature films that are based on comic books that you didn't know. With that in mind, we separated 40 unconventional comic book movies you need to know about! 6f2wm

30 Days of Night (2007) 4fcc

Rotten Tomatoes: 51% | Metacritic: 53 | IMDB: 6,6

Original title: 30 Days of Night.

This horror from the 2000s, directed by David Slade, is based on the comic book miniseries of the same name created by Steve Niles and illustrated by ben templesmith. The story takes place in Barrow, Alaska, where for 30 days of winter the city is without sunlight. When the town receives a visit from a group of vampires led by Marlow (Danny Huston). They intend to take advantage of the constant darkness to attack the locals. To fight them a small group is assembled, led by Sheriff Eben Oleson (Josh Hartnett) and by his ex-wife Stella (Melissa george).

In 2010, the feature won a sequel called 30 Days of Night 2: Dark Days (30 Days of Night: DarkDays) with new cast and direction of Ben Ketai. The film stars Kiele Sanchez like Stella and like the original feature, it brings Steve Niles as a screenwriter.

300 (2006) 27453p

Rotten Tomatoes: 61% | Metacritic: 52 | IMDB: 7,6

The movie 300 directed by Zack Snyder was one of the great titles of cinema in the 2000s. But in addition to being a historical title, it is based on the comic book series 300 from Sparta from 1998, from Frank Miller e Lynn Varley. At the Battle of Thermopylae in Greece in 480 BC, King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and his 300 Spartan warriors bravely fight the massive Persian army of King Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro). The sacrifice and dedication of these men united Greece in the war against Persia.

In 2014, the continuation 300: Rise of an Empire (300: Rise of an Empire) hit the big screens. The cast has the return of the Brazilian Rodrigo Santoro like King Xerxes and of Lena Headey as queen Gorgo, in addition to the presence of Sullivan Stapleton such as the Greek general Themistocles and Eva Green like Artemisia. The film is also based on the comic book. Xerxes, also from Frank Miller.

The Addams Family (1991) 446r56

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Rotten Tomatoes: 65% | Metacritic: 57 | IMDB: 6,9

Original title: The Addams Family.

The Addams Family is a classic that has already yielded movies, animations and series. However, what many people don't know is that these productions are based on the comic books published between 1938 and 1988 in the magazine The New Yorker by the macabre cartoonist Charles Addams. in the film of Barry Sonnenfeld, the Addams risk losing their fortune when a forger (Christopher Lloyd) appears posing as Fester, the long-lost brother of Gomez Addams (raul julia). However, Morticia (Anjelica huston) soon realizes something is wrong when Fester can't his life.

The film won a sequel also directed by sonnenfeld and with the same cast, The Addams Family 2 (Addams Family Values, 1993). already the reboot The Return of the Addams Family (Addams Family Reunion, 1998) arrived directly on television with the direction of Dave payne. The cast of the 1998 film is made up of Daryl HannahTim CurryNicole FugereJerry Messing and the return of Carel Struycken e Christopher Hart.

The Extraordinary League (2003) 5v4b3n

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Rotten Tomatoes: 17% | Metacritic: 30 | IMDB: 5,8

Original title: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.

the long of Stephen Norrington It's based on the British comics Alan Moore. At the end of the XNUMXth century, a scientist becomes a danger to humanity when he wants to conquer the planet. To combat it, Queen Victoria appoints a legion of great names of the time. Among those summoned to face him are Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery), the vampire Mina Harker from Dracula (peta wilson), Dorian Gray (Stuart Townsend) and Dr. Jekyll (Jason flemyng).

Alita: Battle Angel (2019) 21241g

Rotten Tomatoes: 61% | Metacritic: 53 | IMDB: 7,3

Original title: Alita: Battle Angel.

A warrior cyborg in a dystopian world in the midst of epic adventures with a lot of hope and empowerment. This is the weather in Alita: Battle Angel de Robert Rodriguez. The long that is an adaptation of the manga Battle Angel Alita, written by mangaka Yukito kishiro takes place when a cyborg is discovered by a scientist. She has no memories of her upbringing, but she has great knowledge of martial arts. While searching for information about her past, she works as a bounty hunter, battling deadly forces and discovers a love interest.

Anna (1982) m3g3c

Rotten Tomatoes: 49% | Metacritic: 39 | IMDB: 6,6

Little orphan annie — a strip created by Harold gray from a homonymous poem written by James Whitcomb Riley in 1885 — inspired the film Annie de John Huston. The original stories focused on sociopolitical issues. The musical feature takes place in 1930 when the little orphan Annie (Aileen quinn) who lives in the orphanage run by the bitch Ms. Hannigan (Carol Burnett) is chosen to visit millionaire Oliver Warbucks (Albert Finney). Everything changes when she wins the heart of Mr. Warbucks who decides to help her.

Annie's movie story got a sequel, called Annie: A Royal Adventure (Annie: A Royal Adventure!, 1995) directed by Ian Toynton and starring Ashley Johnson. In addition, two remakes were produced: Annie (1999) directed by Rob Marshall and starring Alicia Morton, already Annie (2014) directed by Will Gluck is starred by Quvenzhane Wallis and has Cameron Diaz e Jamie Foxx in the cast.

The Adventures of Tintin (2011) 554h20

Rotten Tomatoes: 74% | Metacritic: 68 | IMDB: 7,3

Original title: The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn.

the movie of Steven Spielberg is an adaptation of the homonymous comics created by the Belgian Hergé. In the feature, Tintin (Jamie Bell) is a young reporter, who is always looking for a good story. One day, he sees a model of an old galleon for sale on the street and decides to buy it. When his dog, Milu, accidentally breaks the galleon, Tintin realizes that it contains a clue to a lost treasure. This will be the beginning of an adventure where Tintin, Milu and Captain Haddock (Andy Serkis) will compete with Sakharine (Daniel Craig) in the search for the treasure.

Atomic (2017) 714ns

Rotten Tomatoes: 79% | Metacritic: 63 | IMDB: 6,7

Original title: Atomic Blonde.

the action movie atomic, starring Charlize Theron, is a story based on the comic The Coldest City, from 2012, from Anthony Johnston e Sam Hart. Undercover MI6 agent Lorraine Broughton is a trained assassin sent to 's capital during the Cold War. Her mission is to retrieve a lost list of double agents after the murder of an officer.

Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) 2y2z62

Rotten Tomatoes: 89% | Metacritic: 89 | IMDB: 7,7

Original title: La Vie d'Adèle – Chapitres 1 and 2.

The award-winning HQ novel Le bleu est une color chaude written and designed by french Julie Maroh is the inspiration for the film directed by Kechiche. In the feature, Adele (A) is a 15-year-old girl who discovers, in the blue color of Emma's hair (Léa Seydoux), his first crush on another woman. Without being able to reveal her desires to anyone, she gives herself completely to this secret love, while waging a war with her family and with the prevailing morals.

Constantine (2005) 3f3c3g

Rotten Tomatoes: 46% | Metacritic: 50 | IMDB: 7,0

Despite being a story based on the comics of the DC Comics, Constantine It's not a conventional hero story. The character's first appearance took place in 1980 in the HQ Swamp Thing de Alan Moore and continued on Hellblazer.

the movie of Francis Lawrence shows the ironic and charming John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), an experienced occultist and exorcist, who literally reached hell. Along with Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz), a skeptical police officer, he investigates the mysterious murder of her twin sister Isabel. The investigations lead the duo to a dark world, where they have to deal with evil demons and angels.

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Rotten Tomatoes: 44% | Metacritic: 50 | IMDB: 6,0

With a super cast, the feature directed by Jon Favreau is based on graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg, a mixture of Western e Sci-Fi that takes place in the wild west. The film takes place in 1873, when Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig) wakes up, with no memory, in the inhospitable city of Absolution, with a strange device on his wrist.

The city is gripped by the fear imposed by the strong pulse of “Colonel” Woodrow Dollarhyde (Harrison Ford). But the impossible happens: an extraterrestrial invasion attacks the city and kidnaps its inhabitants, and they are forced to forces to try to save those who are left.

Double Dose (2013) 74d2h

Rotten Tomatoes: 65% | Metacritic: 55 | IMDB: 6,7

Original title: 2 Guns.

A graphic novel written Steve Grant and illustrated by the Brazilian Matthew Santolouco inspired the movie of the same name Double doseDirected by Baltasar Kormakur, which follows a pair of agents infiltrated in the drug trade. Bobby (Denzel Washington) from Narcotics and Stig (Mark Wahlberg) of the Navy work together – unaware of each other's identity – in an attempt to do business with Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos), a powerful Mexican drug dealer in the United States.

But Papi is suspicious of the duo and doesn't want to trade with them. Therefore, they rob the bank that, supposedly, would receive the income left every week by the drug dealer's henchmen. When the amount found is much larger than the duo expected, they discover that many more people are involved and the situation becomes very dangerous.

Dredd (2012) 2zc4l

Rotten Tomatoes: 79% | Metacritic: 60 | IMDB: 7,1

The long Dredd de Pete Travis is based on action comics, science fiction and cyberpunk, called Judge Dredd, John wagner e Carlos Ezquerra. Some 120 years into the future, the megalopolis Mega City One is an oasis of civilization on the Cursed Earth. Dredd (Karl Urban) is a judge feared by lawbreakers with the power to carry out their sentences. When he is tasked with training a judge candidate with psychic powers (Olivia thirlby), they have to face the biggest and most dangerous drug dealer in the area (Lena Headey).

Road to Perdition (2002) 2w3r2z

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Rotten Tomatoes: 81% | Metacritic: 72 | IMDB: 7,7

Original title: Road to Perdition.

The long Road to Perdition de Sam Mendes was a success that received 6 nominations for the Oscar, winning in the category of Best Photography. But what few people know is that history and cinematography Black got inspiration from the comic DC Comics of the same name written by Max Allan Collins with art of Richard Piers Rayner. Plus, these comics were inspired by the manga Lone Wolf Club.

For the first time as a hitman on the big screen, Tom Hanks plays Michael Sullivan a professional hitman for the mob during the Depression. But the great conflict begins when his son Michael Jr (Tyler Hoechlin) witnesses the kingpin's son, Connor Rooney (Daniel Craig) execute a man. Now Sullivan's entire family is threatened and they must fight for survival and revenge. The cast of the feature also includes names such as jennifer jason Leigh, Jude Law e Paul Newman, in his last film work.

Express of Tomorrow (2013) 1js5k

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Rotten Tomatoes: 94% | Metacritic: 84 | IMDB: 7,1

Original title: Snowpiercer.

South Korean film Bong Joon Ho is based on a graphic novel call The Transperceneige created by Jacques Lob e Jean-Marc Rochette, and initially published in , in 1982. A mix of fiction, drama and action, the 2013 film tells the story of an experiment that was created to prevent global warming from failing, creating a new ice age that takes over planet Earth. The only survivors are aboard an immense machine called Snowpiercer.

There, the poorest live in terrible conditions, while the rich class is full of people who behave like kings. Until the day when one of the wretches decides to change his status, discovering all the secrets of this intricate machinery. The cast includes names like Chris Evans, Jamie Bell, Tilda Swinton.

Ghost World – Learning to Live (2001) 512w6g

Rotten Tomatoes: 93% | Metacritic: 88 | IMDB: 7,3

Original title: ghostworld.

Black Widow is not the first comic book character played by Scarlett Johansson. In 2001, she and Torah Birch starred Ghost World – Learning to Live, the faithful adaptation of the renowned comic book by daniel clowes. the dramatic comedy cult directed by Terry Zwigoff and co-scripted by daniel clowes, tells the uncertainties of the post-high school life of two teenagers. Enid and Rebecca plan a future full of possibilities, where they will always be close to each other.

However, the reality is much harsher than they imagined, which puts their friendship to the test. Rebecca works at a cafe, earning a low salary and dreaming of renting her future apartment. Meanwhile, Enid is frustrated in her art course, in which she is snubbed by an arrogant teacher. But it is in this environment that she meets Josh (Brad renfro), a different guy she falls in love with and eccentric record collector Seymour (Steve Buscemi).

Heavy Metal – Universe in Fantasia (1981) 1s5d2e

Rotten Tomatoes: 65% | Metacritic: 51 | IMDB: 6,6

Original title: heavy metal.

the canadian movie Heavy Metal, from 1981, is based on the French comics Hurlant Metal with plots illustrated by Jean Giraud, Enki Bilal, Tanino Liberatore and others. In the long directed by Gerald Potterton, the Loc-Nar is a living, intelligent and extremely perverse fluorescent sphere. It terrifies a young girl while also telling the story of her evil influence across time and space in the many worlds she's once been. The film's soundtrack stood out, including the Black Sabbath.

The Kill Giants (2017) l3x3

Rotten Tomatoes: 78% | Metacritic: 74 | IMDB: 6,1

Based on the comics Joe Kelly e JM Ken Niimura, the long I Kill Giants tells the story of Barbara (madison wolfe) a young geek and problematic that takes refuge in the fantasy world to try to escape from its harsh reality and from the mistreatment suffered at school. In this magical world, she becomes obsessed with what she believes is her mission: to kill giants. But is she the only one in town who can see the fantasy world that exists? Or are they just delusions?

Jonah Hex – The Bounty Hunter (2010) 2n1d3i

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Rotten Tomatoes: 12% | Metacritic: 33 | IMDB: 4,7

Original title: Jonah Hex.

Created by John Albano e Tony DeZuniga, Jonah Hex is a comic book character from DC Comics. in the long, Josh Brolin plays the character who was yet another victim of the terrible Quentin Turnbull (John Malkovich) and his henchmen, a powerful man who took everything he owned. But for mysterious reasons, Hex, who should have died in an attempt on his life, was resurrected with supernatural powers and ready to exact his revenge. The direction of the film is jimmy hayward.

Kingsman: Secret Service (2014) 2e5s60

Rotten Tomatoes: 75% | Metacritic: 60 | IMDB: 7,7

Original title: Kingsman: The Secret Service.

The comic book created by Mark Millar e Dave Gibbons won its first adaptation in 2014 with Kingsman: Secret ServiceDirected by Matthew Vaughn. The comedy tells the story of Eggsy (Taron Egerton), a young man with serious discipline problems. When he s Harry (Colin Firth), meets the Kingsman spy agency and decides to a team of agency recruits. At the same time, Harry must fight to stop the rise of the villain Valentine (Samuel L. Jackson).

In 2017 came the sequel to the film, called Kingsman: The Golden Circle (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) when a massive missile attack wipes out the Kingsman agency, leaving only Eggsy and Merlin (Mark Strong). The third feature in the sequence, King's Man: Inception (The King's Man), arrived in Brazil in January of that year, presenting the roots of the independent British intelligence agency. Both films were also directed by Matthew Vaughn.

Marks of Violence (2005) 472670

Rotten Tomatoes: 87% | Metacritic: 81 | IMDB: 7,4

Original title: A History of Violence.

The film directed by David Cronenberg in 2005 is based on a graphic novel criminal A History of Violence 1997, authored by John wagner e Vince Locke, published by DC Comics🇧🇷 Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) leads a peaceful and happy life in a small town in rural Indiana with his wife Edie (Maria bello) and their two children. One day this calm routine is interrupted when Tom manages to prevent a robbery at his restaurant, killing two criminals in self-defense.

He is then considered a hero, and his life is entirely transformed with the media hounding him for what he has done. However, all he wants is for his life to return to its former peace and calm. That's when Carl Fogarty (Ed Harris), a mysterious man who appears in town because he believes that Tom has wronged him in the past.

My Friend Dahmer (2017) 2s5a47

Rotten Tomatoes: 86% | Metacritic: 68 | IMDB: 6,2

Original title: My Friend Dahmer.

What if you were childhood friends with a murderer? Backderf was a friend of one of the best known serial killers from the story: Jeffrey Dahmer, and wrote autobiographical comics about this period. The adaptation of marc meyers portrays the life of Jeffrey Dahmer as a shy and lonely teenager, years before he became known as a major serial killer. He deals with the pressure of high school, adolescence between family problems and his quirky interests, as he transforms into the man who terrified America.

MIB – Men in Black (1997) 2o712

Rotten Tomatoes: 92% | Metacritic: 71 | IMDB: 7,3

Original title: Men in Black.

Have you ever stopped to think that the story of Men in Black Is it from the comics? Four films were inspired by the story published in six volumes and created by Lowell Cunningham with art of Sandy Carruthers, launched by Marvel Comics. This is where we are introduced to the MIB, a secret government agency that is responsible for supervising the aliens that live on planet Earth. But unlike the movies, the comics are more obscure and instead of peaceful coexistence, the quests often involve the extermination of creatures.

The first feature, from 1997, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, is one of the most famous productions of the 90s and even took a Oscar home. The story follows newcomer James Edwards (Will Smith), and his partner, veteran agent K (Tommy Lee Jones). Their mission in the MIB is to try to prevent an intergalactic terrorist from assassinating two representatives from opposite galaxies, and thus, destroying planet Earth.

The two sequences Men in Black 2 (But In Black II, 2002) and Men in Black 3 (men in black III, 2012) accompany agents J and K characters from Will Smith e Tommy Lee Jones fighting alien threats. Already in MIB: Men in Black – International (Men In Black: International, 2019) brought a new team to the big screen with accompanying Agent M (Tessa Thompson) and the agent H (Chris Hemsworth).

American Anti-Hero (2003) 4x6p3i

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Rotten Tomatoes: 94% | Metacritic: 90 | IMDB: 7,4

Original title: American Splendor.

The film is based on the autobiographical comic book series American Splendor written by the famous cartoonist underground Harvey Pekar. In the story, Harvey (Paul giamatti) is a hospital clerk who finds the death certificate of a man who worked his entire life as a clerk in a clerical job, just like him. When after that he sees his friend Robert Crumb (James urbaniak) becomes a successful cartoonist in San Francisco, he is inspired to change his destiny. So he decides to create his own comic book inspired by his own life.

The Raven (1994) 91jy

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Rotten Tomatoes: 84% | Metacritic: 71 | IMDB: 7,5

Original title: The Crow.

The film The crow de Alex Proyas known for the tragic death of Brandon Lee on the film set. He was accidentally shot in the chest with live ammunition – a fact that many consider to this day a mystery, or even a murder. But what many people don't know is that the film's script was inspired by a comic book written by James O'Barr after the death of his fiancée, hit by a drunk driver.

Shortly before their wedding, rock musician Eric Draven (Brandon Lee) was brutally murdered after seeing his fiancee raped and murdered by of a violent gang. A year after his death, Eric emerges from his grave with the help of a mysterious crow. So he takes on the role of a supernatural avenger whose goal is to track down the bad guys responsible for his murder.

The Phantom (1996) 5f5k3h

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Rotten Tomatoes: 41% | Metacritic: 🇧🇷 IMDB: 5,0

Original title: The Phantom.

The Phantom is an adaptation of the comic books of the same name written by L. The long starring Billy zane, also has Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar and Patrick McGoohan in the cast. Walker Kit (Billy zane), the twenty-first Phantom, a masked avenger whose mission has been ed down from father to son for four hundred years.

Now he must fight a mad millionaire and the Brotherhood of Sengh, a group of pirates that have also been around for four centuries, to protect the three Skulls of Touganda, which together will give their wielder immeasurable power.

Fritz the Cat (1972) 2hy4l

Rotten Tomatoes: 59% | Metacritic: 54 | IMDB: 6,2

Original title: Fritz the Cat.

First animation classified with the X code in the United States, The Fritz Cat is a comedy based on the comic of the same name, by Robert crumb. in the long of Ralph Bakshi, Fritz, is a laid-back cat, a university student, who wants to live life intensely. All he wants is to enjoy every possible experience during his life.

The Wanted (2008) 55486q

Rotten Tomatoes: 71% | Metacritic: 64 | IMDB: 6,7

Original title: Wanted

The first comic book adaptation of Mark Millar it's the movie The wanted with the direction of Timur Bekmambetov. With a strong cast made up of Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy e Morgan Freeman the film follows Wesley Gibson, McAvoy's character. After discovering the truth about his father's death, the young man decides to the Fraternity, a league of assassins that his father was a part of.

At the Brotherhood, whose motto is “kill one, save a thousand”, he soon becomes the favorite, which makes him finally find meaning in his life. However, Gibson comes to realize that his partners have no good intentions and now he needs to do something.

The Mask (1994) 495z3b

Rotten Tomatoes: 80% | Metacritic: 56 | IMDB: 6,9

Original title: The Mask.

This unconventional superhero has its origins in the 80s comics written by Mike richardson. Very different from the hilarious version starring Jim Carrey, The Maskara comics had more violent stories. In the film, Stanley Ipkiss is a socially awkward guy with no talent for women, but with a good heart. After a horrible day at his bank job, he finds the mask of Loki, a Scandinavian god, in the sea.

From that moment on, whenever Stanley puts on the mask, he transforms into The Mask, a green-faced being with superhuman speed and unconventional humor. In addition, The Mask has the courage to do risky things, like flirt with the beautiful and sensual singer Tina Carlyle (Cameron Diaz). However, he ends up arousing the ire of gangster Dorian Tyrrell (Peter greene), Tina's boyfriend, who wants to get hold of the mask.

In 2005, a reboot from the long called The Mask's Son (son of the mask), with the direction of Lawrence Gutherman. The film follows Tim Avery (Jamie Kennedy), a cartoonist from Fringe City, who just had his first child who was born with the powers of the Mask of Loki. What makes it all the more complicated is that Loki himself (Alan Cumming) wants to have his mask back.

Old Boy (2013) 6y2f37

Rotten Tomatoes: 39% | Metacritic: 49 | IMDB: 5,7

Two films were produced adapting the manga Oldboy created by Garon Tsuchiya with art of Nobuaki Minegishi. The South Korean feature debuted in 2003, directed by Park chan-wook and starring Min-sik choi. Ten years later, in 2013, the American version of the film hit theaters, directed by Spike Lee.

In the 2013 feature, Joe Ducett (Josh Brolin) is an arrogant man who faces family and work problems. One day, he wakes up locked in a room with only a TV on and discovers from the television that his ex-wife has been murdered, and that he is the prime suspect. For the next 20 years, Joe remains in captivity, not knowing who kidnapped him, or the reasons for this act. One day, Joe is released. With the help of a social worker (Elizabeth olsen), he has little time to find out who arrested him, and why he was arrested or released.

The Losers (2010) 4k455g

Rotten Tomatoes: 48% | Metacritic: 44 | IMDB: 6,3

Original title: The Losers.

It would be weird to think of Captain America and Gamora in DC, Is not it? But before playing these characters, Chris Evans e Zoe saldana had their first with the universe of movies based on comics in The losers. The comics of the same name that inspired the feature were written by Andy Diggle and published by DC Comics.

Frank Clay (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) is the leader of a secret US special forces group composed of Jensen (Chris Evans), rock (Idris Elba), pooch (Columbus Short) and Cougar (oscar jaenada). During an operation in Bolivia a bomb explodes killing more than 25 innocent people, soon they realize that they were betrayed by Max (Jason patric), a dangerous enemy. Assumed dead, they plan revenge with the help of Aisha (Zoe saldana), a beautiful and mysterious woman.

Persepolis (2007) 2q706w

Rotten Tomatoes: 96% | Metacritic: 90 | IMDB: 8,0

The film Persepolis is inspired by the autobiographical comics of the writer Marjane Satrapi. In the feature, which is directed by Satraps e Vincent Paronnaud, the writer is played by Chiara Mastroianni. The 8-year-old Iranian girl who dreams of becoming a prophetess in order to save the world is very dear to her family. But in 1979, Marjane follows the events that lead to the fall of the Shah in her country and the beginning of the new Islamic Republic. The regime that controls how people dress and act makes Marjane wear a veil, which encourages her to become a revolutionary.

RED – Retired and Dangerous (2010) 346uc

Rotten Tomatoes: 72% | Metacritic: 60 | IMDB: 7,0

Original title: Red.

The action comedy is inspired by the comics Red, written by Warren Ellis with drawings of Cully Hamner. However, there are some differences between the titles. While the comics are more geared towards violence and action, the movie has a much more comedic tone. Another important difference is that in the feature, the protagonist Frank, played by Bruce Willis, has a series of strong partners, played by Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich e Helen Mirren, while in the comics he acts alone.

in the long of robert schwentke, Frank Moses (Willis) is a retired former CIA agent trying to lead a normal life. He has a virtual relationship with Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker), with whom he talks on the phone, despite not having met him in person. When Frank's house is attacked by CIA agents, he realizes he needs to protect Sarah, who could be attacked because of his connection. To protect her and try to understand what is happening, he s his former companions, all of whom are also retired.

Rocketeer (1991) 1j7227

Rotten Tomatoes: 66% | Metacritic: 61 | IMDB: 6,5

Original title: The Rocketeer.

Joe johnston directs the adaptation of the comics of Dave Stevens for the big screens. In 1938, young pilot Cliff Secord (Bill Campbell) finds a revolutionary jetpack capable of making a man fly, which had been stolen by gangsters. Cliff, who made a living from spraying farms and air shows, becomes Rocketeer, a masked rocket man whose identity everyone wants to know.

The publicity surrounding the hero draws the attention of gangsters, the FBI and even Nazi spies, who kidnap Jenny Blake (Jennifer Connelly), Cliff's girlfriend, to force him to rescue her. Now he must set out on an adventure to prevent Jenny's death, and also to prevent her propellant from falling into the wrong hands and being used as a weapon.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) 1m5w3y

Rotten Tomatoes: 82% | Metacritic: 69 | IMDB: 7,5

Original title: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.

in the long of Edgar Wright, at age 23, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) has a rock band, a steady relationship and keeps changing jobs. He is very satisfied with his life, until he meets Ramona V. Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winestead) and fall madly in love with the young American who has just moved to Canada. But it won't be easy to conquer the girl, because first he has to face her seven ex-boyfriends, who will do everything to prevent her from dating another one. Scott Pilgrim against the World is a film based on the comics created by Bryan Lee O'Malley.

Sin City – Sin City (2005) 5f5h70

Rotten Tomatoes: 77% | Metacritic: 74 | IMDB: 8,0

Original title: No City.

Sin City it's more of a comic book title Frank Miller that hit the screens. With a trio formed by himself Frank MillerRobert Rodrigues e Quentin Tarantino in your direction, the film that has the cast Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Elijah Wood and Josh Brolin chronicles the events of Sin City, a city that seduces people.

marv (Mickey Rourke) is a tough street fighter who, after taking home the beautiful Goldie (Jaime king), she appears dead in her bed. Now Marv is seeking revenge at any cost. Besides him there is Dwight (Clive Owen), a private detective who wants to protect the city's ladies of the night after the murder of a policeman. There is also John Hartigan (Bruce Willis), the last honest police officer in town, who is willing to save an 11-year-old girl from the hands of a corrupt senator's son, even though he only has an hour left to retire.

Sin City: The Fatal Lady (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) is a sequel to the original feature that hit theaters in 2014. Nancy Callahan (Jessica Alba) only thinks about revenge after the death of John Hartigan. She will have the help of the giant Marv to face the corrupt Senator Roark (Powers Booth). Meanwhile, Dwight tries to help the fatal lady Ava (Eva Green), but is deceived by her and will need to face his beloved.

Tank Girl – Detonating the Future (1995) 3t6qq

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Rotten Tomatoes: 40% | Metacritic: 46 | IMDB: 5,3

Original title: Tank Girl.

Tank girl is a film based on the comics of the same name, created by Jamie Hewlett e Alan Martin. In a post-apocalyptic world, after a comet hits planet Earth, drinking water becomes a very precious commodity totally dominated by the mega-organization. Water & Power. Rebecca Buck, aka Tank Girl (Lori petty), is a member of a group of outlaws who keep a fountain in the basement of a house. But when her illegal source is discovered, she and her friends must fight back.

The Old Guard (2020) 4e642m

Rotten Tomatoes: 80% | Metacritic: 70 | IMDB: 6,6

Charlize Theron once again stars in a comic book adaptation. In The Old Guard, original movie Netflix, she gives life to Andy, a character from the eponymous comic book, created by Greg Rucka and illustrated by the Argentine Leandro fernandez. Andy and his companions possess the gift of immortality, for reasons unknown.

Trying to go unnoticed, they live their lives as ordinary human beings and, over the years, work as mercenaries, offering their services to those who can pay the most. However, everything changes with the discovery that there is another immortal. And now Andy must fight to keep his friends from becoming guinea pigs in pharmaceutical industry experiments.

V for Revenge (2006) b5p53

Rotten Tomatoes: 73% | Metacritic: 62 | IMDB: 8,2

Original title: Go for Vendetta.

Symbol of struggle and revolution, the film v for Vendetta de James McTeigue is an adaptation of the comic book created by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd. In the future, England lives under a totalitarian regime. There, Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman) is saved from death by a masked man known by the codename V (Hugo weaving) – a vigilante who uses destruction to fight the oppressors of society – now becoming their ally. By calling on his countrymen to rebel against the English government, V causes a real revolution.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) 445y5m

Rotten Tomatoes: 48% | Metacritic: 62 | IMDB: 8,2

Original title: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.

Valerian et Laureline de Pierre Christin e Jean-Claude Mezieres is a French comic book that inspired the feature Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets de Luc Besson. Valerian (Dane dehaan) is a time and space traveling agent in the XNUMXth century who fights alongside his partner Laureline (Cara Delevingne), for whom he is in love, against the attacks of intergalactic bandits. When they arrive on the planet Alpha, they will have to put an end to an operation led by great forces that want to destroy the dreams and lives of the planet's inhabitants.

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See also:

The 45 best science fiction movies.

Source: I love cinema.