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“Watchmen” Director’s & Extended Cut Comparison

This is a shot-by-shot comparison between the theatrical and director’s cut of the movie. You can explore the matching, moved and deleted fragments on the timeline chart below.

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Director’s cut length 3 h. 6 min.
Extended cut length 3 h. 35 min.
Added in extended cut 35 min. 41 sec.
Moved 0 min. 6 sec.


Matching fragment
Moved fragment
Fragment present only in one of the versions
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Clicking on a fragment starts video playback from the beginning of the fragment.
Director’s cut
Extended cut
Note: On first fragment click the playback of the two videos might not begin simultaneously due to videos being loaded. Following clicks usually start the playback more precisely.
02 Oct 2018
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