Overview
In a fascist future Britain, a masked revolutionary known only as V embarks on a campaign of anarchistic attacks against the authoritarian government, enlisting a young woman named Evey.
Released in 2006, V for Vendetta was directed by James McTeigue and produced under the Warner Bros. banner. The film occupies a significant place within the DC Classic — contributing to the ongoing narrative and mythology of that cinematic universe.
The film features lead performances from Hugo Weaving, Natalie Portman, Stephen Rea, among others, anchoring a story that adapts characters first brought to life in DC Comics. Its source material gives the film a foundation rooted in decades of published storytelling, which McTeigue and the creative team interpret through a cinematic lens.
With an audience rating of 8.1, V for Vendetta is generally praised as a strong entry in the superhero genre — its strengths in storytelling, performance, and production design regularly cited by viewers.
Principal Cast
Trivia & Facts
V for Vendetta released in 2006, placing it within the 2000s era of comic book cinema — a decade that marked the modern superhero cinema revolution.
Directed by James McTeigue, the film was produced by Warner Bros. and adapts source material from DC Comics.
The principal cast features Hugo Weaving and Natalie Portman, with key supporting roles played by Stephen Rea, John Hurt.
The film belongs to DC Classic — the classic DC film era — predating the connected-universe model.
V for Vendetta carries an audience rating of 8.1 — a strong critical benchmark that few comic book films have achieved.
The DC Comics source material for V for Vendetta 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.
V for Vendetta 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.