Overview
A blinded young boy grows up to become a New York City attorney by day and the costumed vigilante Daredevil by night, seeking justice against the criminal underworld of Hell's Kitchen.
Released in 2003, Daredevil was directed by Mark Steven Johnson and produced under the 20th Century Fox banner. The film occupies a significant place within the Independent — telling a self-contained story outside of shared-continuity superhero franchises.
The film features lead performances from Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, among others, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in Marvel Comics. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which Johnson and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
The film's 5.3 audience rating indicates a mixed response. Even so, it holds interest as part of the broader Independent catalogue and for how it fits into the lineage of Marvel Comics-based cinema.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
Daredevil released in 2003, placing it within the 2000s era of comic book cinema — a decade that marked the modern superhero cinema revolution.
Directed by Mark Steven Johnson, the film was produced by 20th Century Fox and adapts source material from Marvel Comics.
The principal cast features Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, with key supporting roles played by Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell.
The film belongs to Independent — an independent / standalone production, not tied to a shared cinematic universe.
Daredevil carries an audience rating of 5.3 — a mixed reception that highlights the divisive nature of superhero film adaptations.
The Marvel Comics source material for Daredevil has been in continuous publication for decades, giving filmmakers a rich well of storylines, character arcs, and iconography to draw upon.
Films from this era combined practical stunts with the rising CGI industry — many sequences would be impossible with either technology alone.
Daredevil is catalogued on Movies on Comics among our collection of 163 comic book films spanning 48 years of cinema — from Richard Donner's 1978 Superman to the present day.