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Defendor
Sign in to saveDefendor is a 2009 Canadian-American superhero film written and directed by Peter Stebbings in his directorial debut. It stars Woody Harrelson as Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona named Defendor, with Elias Koteas, Michael Kelly, Sandra Oh and Kat Dennings in supporting roles.
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6.4A crooked cop, a mob boss and the young girl they abuse are the denizens of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defendor. With no power other than courage Defendor takes to the streets to protect the city's innocents.
Cast
- Woody Harrelson as Arthur Poppington / Defendor
- Kat Dennings as Katrina Debrofkowitz
- Elias Koteas as Chuck Dooney
- Kristin Booth as Wendy Carter
- Clark Johnson as Roger Fairbanks
- Michael Kelly as Paul Carter
Themes
- schizophrenia
- crime fighter
- superhero
- delusion
- dark comedy
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Ratings
IMDb
6.7/10
37,740 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
72%
Metacritic
57/100
- Year
- 2009
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win & 7 nominations
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Key facts
- Film.gross
- $44,462 (USA)
- Film.name
- Defendor
- Film.image
- Defendor poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Promotional poster
- Film.director
- Peter Stebbings
- Film.producer
- Nicholas Tabarrok
- Film.writer
- Peter Stebbings
- Film.music
- John Rowley
- Film.cinematography
- David Greene
- Film.editing
- Geoff Ashenhurst
- Film.distributor
- Alliance Films
- Film.runtime
- 101 minutes
- Film.country
- CanadaUnited States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- C$4 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 98
- FilmAffinity ID
- 573619
- Official website
- defendorthemovie.net
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- publication date
- 2009-01-01
- title
- Defendor
- review score
- 72%
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- Release
- Home media
- Reception
- Possible sequel
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Defendor is a 2009 Canadian-American superhero film written and directed by Peter Stebbings in his directorial debut. It stars Woody Harrelson as Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona named Defendor, with Elias Koteas, Michael Kelly, Sandra Oh and Kat Dennings in supporting roles.
==Plot==