“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.
View other comparisons for other movies.
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
Current movie position
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.
See Also
Shot-by-Shot Movie Version Comparison
Some movies are released in two or more versions. We propose an algorithm for fully automatic construction of an editing map of two movie versions.
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"Watchmen" theatrical & extended cut comparison.
Movie Comparison: "Watchmen"
"Watchmen" theatrical & director's cut comparison.
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