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Zack Snyder - news / articles


  • Snyder planning 300 sequel - 14 July 2010
    -Filmmaker Zack Snyder is set to revisit ancient history and is planning a sequel to his hit war film 300.- -And even though his star Gerard Butler was killed off in the first film, the Watchmen director has every intention of bringing the Scottish actor back.- - Sn


  • Watchmen: Zack and Deborah Snyder interview - 2 March 2009
    of art. However, this complexity is also the reason that the comic was deemed "unfilmable". Now, 22 years later, the dauntless Zack Snyder has succeeded where directors such as Terry Gilliam, Darren Aronofsky and Paul Greengrass failed. In the first of our special t

Zack Snyder - what members say


  • Dawn Of The Dead
  • Dawn Of The Dead review by from Sheffield, England
    Rated - 5.0 stars The greatest, most unique zombie film of all time 10 April 2005
    ... the ones from the original (clown lookalikes with face paint on) The director, Zack Snyder has created an effective sense of isolation in the film. All the time mayhem an...   Read customer review
  • 300
  • 300 review by trotsuk from SPARTAAAAAAAA!
    Rated - 3.0 stars Soulless 29 March 2007
    ...hoping this one was going to be really good. The trailer looked superb! I loved Zack Snyder's previous film (the terrific Dawn Of The Dead remake), and although not a mass...   Read customer review
  • Watchmen
  • Watchmen review by DeeDeeG from Brighton
    Rated - 0.0 stars Zack Snyder doing his usual stuff 8 March 2009
    ...Zack Snyder is not an intelligent man. This statement may seem controversial , but if you were to form an opinion of the man from his films only, it would be hard to co...   Read customer review

Zack Snyder - filmography


  • Superman - Man of Steel (2013)
    Starring: Henry Cavill,  Amy Adams,  Russell Crowe
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. Clark Kent/Kal-El (Cavill) is a young twentysomething journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond anyone's imagination. Transported to Earth years ago from Krypton, an advanced alien planet, Clark ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 79% from 120 members
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  • Sucker Punch on DVD (2011)
    Starring: Vanessa Hudgens,  Emily Browning,  Jamie Chung
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Watchmen director Zack Snyder's "Sucker Punch," which is described as "an 'Alice in Wonderland' with machine guns" about a young girl institutionalized by her wicked stepfather who retreats to an alternative reality as a coping strategy, she envisions a plan which will help her escape from the facility.
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 17,449 members
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  • Legend of the Guardians - The Owls of Ga... on DVD (2010)
    Starring: Emilie de Ravin,  Hugo Weaving,  Helen Mirren
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of Ga'Hoole, to assist its noble, wise owls who fight the army being created by the wicked rulers of St. Aggie's. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 11,901 members
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  • Watchmen - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Patrick Wilson,  Carla Gugino,  Billy Crudup
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Director's cut of the superhero thriller based on the 1980s comic book series. Set in an alternate 1985 in which Richard Nixon is still president and superheroes exist but have long lived as outlaws from society, the film follows ex-superhero and vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) as he ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 3,381 members
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  • Watchmen - Blu-ray (2009)
    Starring: Carla Gugino,  Billy Crudup,  Malin Akerman
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Superhero thriller based on the 1980s comic book series. Set in an alternate 1985 in which Richard Nixon is still president and superheroes exist but have long lived as outlaws from society, the film follows ex-superhero and vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) as he investigates the murder of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 9,592 members
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  • Watchmen on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Carla Gugino,  Billy Crudup,  Malin Akerman
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Superhero thriller based on the 1980s comic book series. Set in an alternate 1985 in which Richard Nixon is still president and superheroes exist but have long lived as outlaws from society, the film follows ex-superhero and vigilante Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley) as he investigates the murder of ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 62% from 53,451 members
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  • 300 - Blu-ray (2007)
    Starring: Tom Wisdom,  Rodrigo Santoro,  Vincent Regan
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Adapted from the book by Frank Miller, this is a modern retelling of the Battle Of Thermopylae of 480 BC, when the 100,000 strong invading Persian Army of King Xerxes was held back in a narrow mountain pass by 300 Spartans. King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) is given four days by Persia's King Xerxes (..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 76% from 10,157 members
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  • 300 on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Gerard Butler,  Lena Headey,  Andrew Pleavin
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Unavailable
    Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, 300 is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 77,461 members
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  • Dawn Of The Dead (2004)
    Starring: Lindy Booth,  Boyd Banks,  Kevin Zegers
    Director: Zack Snyder
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A re-envisioning of George Romero's apocalyptic horror classic, "Dawn of the Dead": An unexplained plague has decimated the world's population--and yet, the dead aren't dying. They've become zombies, stalking endlessly in a quest to feed on the flesh and blood of the few remaining living. A ragtag ..read more »
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Zack Snyder facts

5 most recent films

300 - Rise of an Empire - 4.0 stars
Superman - Man of Steel - 4.0 stars
Sucker Punch - 3.0 stars
Sucker Punch - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Legend of the Guardians - The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Superman - Man of Steel - 4.0 stars
300 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
300 - 3.5 stars
Legend of the Guardians - The Owls Of Ga'Hoole - 3D Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Legend of the Guardians - The Owls of Ga'Hoole - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

300 - Rise of an Empire - 4.0 stars
Sucker Punch - 3.0 stars
Sucker Punch - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Watchmen - 3.0 stars
Watchmen - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Abbie Cornish - 7 times - show films
Rodrigo Santoro - 6 times - show films
Andrew Tiernan - 6 times - show films
Jeffrey Dean Morgan - 5 times - show films
Billy Crudup - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Noam Murro - 2 times - show films