The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

PG-13

2003

1h 50m

Fantasy

Action

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A team of extraordinary figures culled from great adventure literature (including Alan Quatermain, vampiress Mina Harker from Dracula, the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, an American secret service agent named Sawyer, Captain Nemo, and Dorian Gray), are called to stop a villain intent on turning the nations of the world against one another.

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Critics Consensus

Just ordinary. LXG is a great premise ruined by poor execution.

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Karen Han

Polygon

It's big, silly, and entertaining, and even its most naked franchise ambitions feel fun rather than frustrating, because they're so blatant.

Mar 9, 2020

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Neil Norman

London Evening Standard

Sadly, the rot sets in just over the halfway mark when the action loses its identity of fustian heroism and degenerates into another arcade video game of mundane destruction. A pity.

Jan 11, 2018

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Enough deaths here for a more restrictive rating.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 28, 2010

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Leigh Paatsch

Herald Sun (Australia)

Your enjoyment of this fascinatingly flawed action-adventure fantasy will come down to how far you are prepared to go along with its original and absolutely off-the-wall premise.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 24, 2020

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

Appallingly stupid and incompetently made.

Rated: 1/5

May 10, 2020

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Micheal Compton

Bowling Green Daily News

The League of Extraordinary Gentleman can be summed up in one word: ordinary.

Rated: D

Nov 16, 2019

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Jay Saurav C

I watched this long back but saw something about Sean Connery and remembered he did this movie. This was an ugly horribly made movie which wasted everyone's time

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/22/25

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Giovanni C.

Plot issues, sure. But what a cast and I love the special effects. The behind the scenes are a great lesson and look back at the process. It’s a fun popcorn movie, especially around Halloween.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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Hughe J

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was released in theatres in 2003 and stars Sean Connery and a bunch of other mostly unknown actors in an ensemble cast of literary heroes and villains. We get Allan Quartermain, Captain Nemo, Tom Sawyer, Dorian Gray, Ishmael, a female vampire, Dr. Jekyll, and the Invisible Man. This team is brought together to sail on the famed Nautilus to stop a terrorist organization from starting a war. Naturally many of the group have issues with each other so there's conflict within the group as they fight the baddies to try and save the world. I liked the movie overall but it had a lot of issues with pacing, too many characters, and iffy CGI at times. Plus the acting wasn't that great, except for Connery who was his usual above average self. But I give the film maker's props for the attempt and as I said I liked a lot about the movie. It was a good, not great, early attempt at doing a superhero movie and is worth a watch.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

09/29/25

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Elyse P

Just a fun movie. For a fun time. Don’t think it needs to be taken seriously.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/27/25

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Logan R

Reading through these critiques, I am reminded about just how awful critics are at finding any sort of joy or fun in life and films. This was a genuinely fun movie with some of the coolest fantastical characters in history all in one group. It’s genuinely entertaining. Find joy in life.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/21/25

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Edward L

This was slated by the comic nerds who supply the audiences for the increasingly rubbish DC and Marvel movies. No one of any intelligence sees comics as literature and this film is exactly what comics should be viewed as: undemanding entertainment that requires little thought from its audience. Essentially a vehicle for Connery who is admirably backed up by his supporting cast. One of the very few decent comic adaptations,

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/25

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Synopsis

A team of extraordinary figures culled from great adventure literature (including Alan Quatermain, vampiress Mina Harker from Dracula, the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, an American secret service agent named Sawyer, Captain Nemo, and Dorian Gray), are called to stop a villain intent on turning the nations of the world against one another.

Director: Stephen Norrington
Producer: Don Murphy, Trevor Albert
Screenwriter: James Robinson, Alan Moore, Kevin O'Neill
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox
Rating: PG-13 (Intense Fantasy Violence|Innuendo|Language)
Genre: Fantasy, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 11, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 13, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $66.5M
Runtime: 1h 50m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, DTS, Dolby SR

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