Elektra

PG-13

Released Jan 14, 2005

1 hr. 36 min.

Action

Adventure

List

11%

165 Reviews

Tomatometer

29%

250,000+ Ratings

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Assassin-for-hire Elektra (Jennifer Garner) works for a mysterious international organization known as the Hand, for which she kills her targets without question, and in a conspicuous red bustier, no less. When the Hand asks her to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his daughter, Abby (Kirsten Prout), while they're on holiday, Elektra's conscience kicks in and she decides to protect her targets rather than eliminate them. Of course, the Hand isn't so willing to let them off the hook.

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Critics Consensus

Jennifer Garner inhabits her role with earnest gusto, but Elektra's tone deaf script is too self-serious and bereft of intelligent dialogue to provide engaging thrills.

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Hargie M

It's just OK. You can skip this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Mark B

I little too much slow motion, but it is not bad. It kept my interest there are many worse super hero like movies. And in my mind Jennifer Garner is charming in most movies she is in and can pull off convincing fight scenes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/29/24

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Ilgar A

An excellent film with a full-fledged plot, certainly better than Madame Web

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/20/24

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Tyler S

Eh, it happened. Felt pretty messy and it was overall pretty boring.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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Bryan W

The movie is full of action scenes and a pretty, sexy body shape character. But it's still so surprisingly boring and awfully…

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/27/23

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Hayden S

Definitely a guilty pleasure it really isn't that bad, it's quite good actually!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Rob Bowman

Director

Jennifer Garner

Elektra

Terence Stamp

Stick

Kirsten Zien

Abby Miller

Goran Visnjic

Mark Miller

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Roshi

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The real issue I have with this movie is how uneventful so much of it feels.

Rated: C-

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

If the film isn't as bad as some others in the comics-to-cinema genre (Halle Berry's Catwoman has rather lowered the bar), that's not to say it's good.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Studio dross of the lowest grade.

Jul 14, 2015

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Even at just a slim 96 minutes, the film drags in places, with a predictable plot.

Jan 31, 2022

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Deryck Swan

The List

The special effects are well realized and enough attention is paid to the character of Elektra to make her a formidable rival to any number of Wolverines.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 23, 2019

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Leona Laurie

Geek Girl Authority

This movie passes the Bechdel Test and the Knope Friendship Test. It's also way better than it gets credit for.

Aug 29, 2018

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Synopsis

Assassin-for-hire Elektra (Jennifer Garner) works for a mysterious international organization known as the Hand, for which she kills her targets without question, and in a conspicuous red bustier, no less. When the Hand asks her to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his daughter, Abby (Kirsten Prout), while they're on holiday, Elektra's conscience kicks in and she decides to protect her targets rather than eliminate them. Of course, the Hand isn't so willing to let them off the hook.

Director: Rob Bowman
Executive Producer: Mark Steven Johnson, Brent O'Connor, Stan Lee
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Raven Metzner, Stuart Zicherman
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Regency Enterprises, 20th Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises
Rating: PG-13 (Action/Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.4M
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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