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The Spirit

Down these mean streets a man must come. A hero born, murdered, and born again.

4.8(1,107)20081h 43m4

Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus, who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face, has other plans:g to wipe out the entire city.

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Status
Released
Budget
$60M
Box office
$39.2M
Language
Russian
  • mask
  • secret identity
  • robber
  • superhero
  • based on comic
  • back from the dead
  • neo-noir

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Frank Miller

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG-1325 Dec 2008
    • PhysicalPG-13DVD, Blu-ray14 Apr 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical15Cut for 12A theatrically; uncut on home video1 Jan 2009
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM1 Jan 2009
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1425 Dec 2008
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1129 Apr 2009
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalU31 Dec 2008
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical165 Feb 2009
  • HungaryHU

    • Theatrical1619 Mar 2009
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical12A1 Jan 2009
    • Physical15DVD1 Jan 2009
  • ItalyIT

    • Theatrical25 Dec 2008
  • JapanJP

    • Digital / OTTPG126 Jun 2009
  • KazakhstanKZ

    • Theatrical5 Feb 2009

Frequently asked questions

The Spirit was released on 25 December 2008.

Audience reviews

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    Wuchak

    12/9/2025

    3/10

    **_Frank Miller’s campy, tedious version of the pulp hero_** Will Eisner’s The Spirit debuted in 1940 and was obviously influenced by The Shadow, Dick Tracy and, especially, Batman. Shot in late 2007, this movie version of the character is decidedly Miller’s rendition wherein he meshes Eisner’s hero with “Sin City,” which turned off purists of the comic. Yet film versions of heroes from comics and other mediums (r…

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