Costumed vigilantes investigate a murder and uncover a sinister plot in a darkly comic alternate 1985.
Suspenseful and melancholy, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max.
The thing to know: strong sex and nudity, more than an R usually carries. Beyond that, brutal violence and frequent strong language.
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In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so they uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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