The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

The power of seven become a league of one.

Release:2003
Runtime:1h 50m
Country:Germany
Director:Stephen Norrington
Language:English

Genre

ActionFantasyScience Fiction
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Keywords

Saving The WorldSubmarineVenice ItalyImmortalityBased On ComicKenyaSteampunkSuper Power

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.8/10· 191K votes
Rotten Tomatoes17%
Metacritic30%
TMDb6.005/10· 4K votes

With 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.8/10 on IMDb and 30/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

To prevent a world war from breaking out, famous characters from Victorian literature band together to do battle against a cunning villain.

Cast of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

  • Sean Connery

    Sean Connery

    as Allan Quatermain

  • Naseeruddin Shah

    Naseeruddin Shah

    as Captain Nemo

  • Shane West

    Shane West

    as Tom Sawyer

  • Peta Wilson

    Peta Wilson

    as Mina Harker

  • Stuart Townsend

    Stuart Townsend

    as Dorian Gray

  • Jason Flemyng

    Jason Flemyng

    as Dr. Henry Jekyll / Edward Hyde

  • Tony Curran

    Tony Curran

    as Rodney Skinner / The Invisible Man

  • Richard Roxburgh

    Richard Roxburgh

    as M

  • Max Ryan

    Max Ryan

    as Dante

  • Tom Goodman-Hill

    Tom Goodman-Hill

    as Sanderson Reed

  • David Hemmings

    David Hemmings

    as Nigel

  • Terry O'Neill

    Terry O'Neill

    as Ishmael

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen facts

Budget
$78M
Box office
$179.3M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • Comic book adaptation offers ensemble-cast action-adventure entertainment
  • 1800s setting provides distinctive period-adventure atmosphere and aesthetic
  • Evil plot framework delivers high-stakes conflict with clear antagonist

What the audience disliked

  • Adaptation fails capturing comic tone and character development substance
  • Script execution stumbles with underdeveloped world-building and logic

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