Constantine

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Constantine

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Released Feb 18, 2005

2h 0m

Fantasy

Horror

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As a suicide survivor, demon hunter John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) has literally been to hell and back -- and he knows that when he dies, he's got a one-way ticket to Satan's realm unless he can earn enough goodwill to climb God's stairway to heaven. While helping policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) investigate her identical twin's apparent suicide, Constantine becomes caught up in a supernatural plot involving both demonic and angelic forces. Based on the DC/Vertigo "Hellblazer" comics.

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Critics Consensus

Despite solid production values and an intriguing premise, Constantine lacks the focus of another spiritual shoot-em-up: The Matrix.

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Visuals and attitude -- not for kids.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 22, 2010

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Brian Lowry

Variety

Blazes few new trails and bogs down in a confusing narrative muddle.

Oct 18, 2008

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

I deeply loathe the Heaven-and-Hell genre to which this cinematic comic-book spectacular belongs.

Oct 18, 2008

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Days are seared by burning sunlight, nights swallow the world and bring out the demons, and Hell is an Earth burning in the nuclear fires of Armageddon.

Oct 28, 2023

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

For better and worse, it feels more like a middle chapter that throws you into this ambitious world, making you wish you could have spent more time in this world to get your footing and see where this narrative could had led.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

A handful of scenes depicting the high temperatures on the devil's home turf are plausibly horrific, but the rest barely registers.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 11, 2020

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Personally, I LOVE this movie, although it can be a bit confusing for those who haven't seen or read anything to do with Constantine, which is why I recommend either reading the comics or watching the "Constantine Series" before watching this. Just to get some footing and understanding.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Jithin K

It's not as good as I remember. So much of it is so silly and even a bit boring. But as a kid or teenager, I guess a horror fantasy noir setting such as this was pretty impressive. Nonetheless, the visual and sound effects with the crazy drip of the cast make it really enjoyable. The world-building doesn't exactly make sense because they just put us in the middle and thought that would help it. If the sequel is really coming, I hope there are enough retcons for it all to make more sense.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/18/24

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Terry S

Cool and dark and kinky--A fun experience as far as I'm concerned !

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

12/14/24

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Pietro M

Constantine in my opinion is not a bad movie, the visual effects are the highlight of the movie, with great actors in the cast although I think Reeves could have done a little more, sometimes the script lost me a little. Anyway, it's not bad.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/10/24

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Drake T

Amazing acting in the film. I watched it and knew that this is one underestimated DC movie, and watched again soon after.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/01/24

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Stephen R

Absolutely loved this movie, underrated classic, up there with Christopher Walken and Eric Stoltz in The Prophecy. If you liked that movie, you will like this movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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Synopsis

As a suicide survivor, demon hunter John Constantine (Keanu Reeves) has literally been to hell and back -- and he knows that when he dies, he's got a one-way ticket to Satan's realm unless he can earn enough goodwill to climb God's stairway to heaven. While helping policewoman Angela Dodson (Rachel Weisz) investigate her identical twin's apparent suicide, Constantine becomes caught up in a supernatural plot involving both demonic and angelic forces. Based on the DC/Vertigo "Hellblazer" comics.

Director: Francis Lawrence
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, Erwin Stoff, Akiva Goldsman
Screenwriter: Kevin Brodbin, Frank Cappello
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Donners' Company
Rating: R (Violence|Demonic Images)
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 15, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $75.5M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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