The 2022 Superhero Horror Anthology List
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- DirectorJohn EnglishWilliam WitneyStarsTom TylerFrank Coghlan Jr.William 'Billy' BenedictTo protect a magic talisman from being used for evil, a teenage boy named Billy Batson is given the power to become an adult superhero, Captain Marvel, with a single magic word: "Shazam!"
- DirectorChristopher RayStarsCody DealRichard GriecoPatricia VelasquezWhen a demon god steals the Hammer of Invincibility, Thor strikes a mighty blow to get it back.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetThomas CarrStarsKirk AlynNoel NeillTommy BondSuperman comes to Earth as a child and grows up to be his home's first superhero with his first major challenge being to oppose The Spider Lady.
- DirectorOley SassoneStarsAlex Hyde-WhiteJay UnderwoodRebecca StaabWhen dosed with cosmic rays, four intrepid explorers are given incredible powers.
- DirectorLambert HillyerStarsLewis WilsonDouglas CroftJ. Carrol NaishThe very first serial to adapt the comic book character of the Batman. In it, the Batman is a secret U.S. government agent, attempting to defeat the schemes of Japanese agent Dr. Daka operating in Los Angeles at the height of World War II.
- DirectorSpencer Gordon BennetStarsRobert LoweryJohnny DuncanJane AdamsSecond serial featuring the comic book character Batman. In it, Batman, together with his sidekick Robin, face off against the Wizard, a hooded villain with an electronic device that remotely controls vehicles.
- DirectorPaul A. KaufmanStarsAdam WestBurt WardJack BrewerWhen the Batmobile is stolen, Adam West and Burt Ward search for it while remembering their days as the stars of the Batman live action series.
- DirectorBill BixbyStarsBill BixbyLou FerrignoElizabeth GracenWhen Scientist Dr. Ronold Pratt and his wife are kidnapped, David Banner must become The Incredible Hulk for one last time
- DirectorDon McDougallStarsNicholas HammondRobert F. SimonChip FieldsThe amazing Spider-Man goes to China to help a World War II official accused of treachery.
- DirectorElmer CliftonJohn EnglishStarsDick PurcellLorna GrayLionel AtwillSuperhero Captain America battles the evil forces of the archvillain called The Scarab, who poisons his enemies and steals a secret device capable of destroying buildings by sound vibrations.
- DirectorRay LeeStarsMichael BellEarl BoenAndi ChapmanJust as teenage mutant Kitty Pryde is welcomed to the X-Men, the team of mutant heroes are called into battle to prevent Magneto and his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants from crashing a comet into the Earth.
- DirectorJack SholderStarsMatt FrewerFinola HughesJeremy RatchfordThe new teenage students at a school for mutants (normal-looking humans with fantastic powers) try to stop an evil scientist from controlling the world's dreams.
- DirectorVincent McEveetyStarsCathy Lee CrosbyKaz GarasAndrew PrineA super-hero uses her powers to thwart an international spy ring.
- DirectorBruno BozzettoStarsRoberto BerteaFiorella BettiGeorge BirtA satire of modern society recounting the adventures of the last in a line of Supermen, the film pokes fun at the processes that lie behind advertising, politics and our consumer society.
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJeff CoreyWhen underground beings explore the surface world from a deep oil well and inadvertently cause a panic, only Superman can prevent a tragedy.
- DirectorKunihiko IkuharaStarsKotono MitsuishiTôru FuruyaMichie TomizawaFiore, an old friend from Mamoru's lonely childhood who couldn't survive on Earth, returns with flowers he promised Mamoru. But, the evil flower Kisenian overpowered Fiore's weak mind and manipulated him into spreading Kisenian's seeds over Earth in an effort to drain energy from everyone on Earth. Kisenian manages to do this because he's deceived Fiore using Fiore's long-lost friendship with Mamoru. It is up to Sailor Moon and the Sailor Senshi to stop Kisenian.
- DirectorHiroki ShibataStarsKotono MitsuishiAya HisakawaMichie TomizawaAn unusual snow storm hits the town and the Sailor Scouts discover that an evil snow queen Kaguya, wants to freeze the entire earth. It's up to the Inner Sailor Scouts along with the Outers, to defeat the Queen. Meanwhile, Luna falls in love with a human astronomer named Kakeru whose girlfriend is an astronaut about to take a space shuttle mission. Kakeru becomes ill and Luna wishes she could be a human to help him.
- DirectorHiroki ShibataStarsKotono MitsuishiKae ArakiMichie TomizawaWhen the Evil Madame Vadiane kidnaps Chibi-Usa, the senshi rush to her rescue with the aid of Chibi-Usa's new friend, Peruru. After trying to find Chibi-Usa and fight off Vadiane's henchmen to no avail, the three outer senshi (Neptune, Uranus, and Pluto) come to their aid. To rescue Chibi-Usa before she falls into a permanent dream filled sleep, Usagi must enter the Black Dream hole and save her. With some luck and a lot of effort, Sailor Moon saves Chibi-Usa, and she transforms to help Usagi.
- DirectorDavid KelloggStarsMatthew BroderickRupert EverettJoely FisherA security guard's dreams come true when he is selected to be transformed into a cybernetic police officer.
- DirectorBrian YuznaStarsMark FrostIsabel BrookJennifer RopeA man sells his soul to the devil to gain superpowers and avenge his girlfriend's brutal murder. When he realizes that the price is the soul of his new love interest, he turns on the devil.
- DirectorVictor CookStarsTara StrongMeagan MoorePaul EidingWhile dealing with the end of summer vacation and a critically damaged Omnitrix, Ben Tennyson finds himself targeted by a mysterious alien bounty hunter.
- DirectorAlex WinterStarsShaun BowmanRyan KelleyAlyssa DiazAgainst his grandfather's orders, Ben Tennyson teams up with the daughter of an old enemy in order to prevent an alien infestation of earth.
- DirectorAlex WinterStarsGraham PhillipsChristien AnholtHaley RammBen Tennyson returns home from summer vacation only to discover that a rapidly aging alien criminal named, Eon, is planning to use an ancient alien artifact to destroy Bellwood.
- DirectorRené CardonaStarsMaura MontiRoberto CañedoHéctor GodoyBatwoman is called to investigate a whacked-out scientist who is capturing wrestlers and using their spinal fluid to create a Gill Man.
- DirectorLloyd KaufmanStarsDavid MatteyClyde LewisHeidi SjursenThe Toxic Avenger must defend his friends from his own evil alternate universe doppelgänger, The Noxious Offender.
- DirectorMichael HerzLloyd KaufmanStarsRon FazioPhoebe LegereJohn AltamuraToxie finds he has nothing to do as a superhero, as he has ridden his city of evil. He decides to go to work for a major corporation, which he discovers may be the evilest of all his adversaries.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeEisuke NaitôHatsuki YokooStarsShô SakuraiSaki FukudaKyôko FukadaA toy shop owner/hero and his assistant/heroine battle a leather-clad vixen and her minions to prevent them from acquiring the pieces of a mystical skull.
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsJet LiChing Wan LauKaren MokA survivor of a supersoldier project must fight his former comrades as a masked hero.
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsAndy OnTobin BellJon PolitoThe Black Mask must stop a group intent on setting off a DNA bomb that could cause mutations to the human race.
- DirectorRakesh RoshanStarsHrithik RoshanVivek OberoiPriyanka Chopra JonasKrrish and his scientist father must save the world and their own family from an evil man named Kaal and his gang of mutants, led by the ruthless Kaya.
- DirectorRakesh RoshanStarsHrithik RoshanPriyanka Chopra JonasRekhaKrishna is forced by circumstances to use his superpowers and become the masked superhero Krrish, before getting drawn towards his lost legacy.
- DirectorRakesh RoshanStarsRekhaHrithik RoshanPreity G ZintaA developmentally disabled young man tries to continue the work his father did in communicating with extra-terrestrials from outer space, which leads to something miraculous and wonderful.
- DirectorB. Reeves EasonStarsTom TylerJeanne BatesErnie AdamsThe Phantom's clan has ruled the jungle tribes for centuries. He battles Dr. Bremmer who plans to build an airfield and gets greedy when Professor Davidson and his niece Diana arrive to search for the treasure of the lost city of Zoloz.
- DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarsShaquille O'NealAnnabeth GishJudd NelsonA scientist for the military turns himself into a cartoon-like superhero when a version of one of his own weapons is being used against enemies.
- DirectorMino LoyStarsPaolo GozlinoClaudie LangeIvano StaccioliSuperhero Flashman--who is secretly a member of the British royal family--battles a host of villains and gangsters, including Mafia bank robbers and a gang of beautiful female counterfeiters.
- DirectorBitto AlbertiniStarsEspartaco SantoniEvi MarandiAttilio SeveriniDuring businessman Matthews's party his industrial property was attacked and destroyed by terrorists of the megalomaniac, The Cobra.
- DirectorGianfranco ParoliniStarsTony KendallBrad HarrisAldo CantiFBI agent Brad joins Tony and Nick, the self styled Supermen who battle crime wearing bullet-proof super-suits. They are on a case involving radioactive counterfeit money and people who can be broken down into precious jewels.
- DirectorNick NostroStarsGiovanni CianfrigliaGérard TichyLoredana NusciakA superhero battles a madman who is plotting to steal uranium in order to take over the world.
- DirectorSergio GriecoStarsRoger BrowneDominique BoscheroEduardo FajardoArgoman is practically invincible with powers beyond the scope of mortal man but loses his power once he engages sexual intercourse with a woman. Just when he lost his powers, the amazon queen Jenabell tries to conquer the world.
- DirectorGabriele SalvatoresStarsLudovico GirardelloValeria GolinoFabrizio BentivoglioMichele is thirteen year old, shy, unpopular at school, and in love with Stella. After wearing a costume for a Halloween party, he finds out that he's invisible.
- DirectorGabriele SalvatoresStarsLudovico GirardelloKseniya RappoportGalatéa BellugiThree years later Michele (The Invisible boy) meets his mother and his twin sister. Both have stories and superpowers but their intentions may not be what Michele thinks.
- DirectorAlfred GimenoStarsDee Bradley BakerChloe BennetKathreen KhavariTeen superheroes Ms Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Quake, Patriot, America Chavez and Inferno unite to take down a threat approaching the universe.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsShô AikawaRiisa NakaTsuyoshi AbeZebraman awakens fifteen years in the future, unclear on what has happened to him, and quickly discovers that the evil Zebra Queen has a hold on Tokyo.
- DirectorJeffrey ReinerStarsPedro PascalAdrianne PalickiElizabeth HurleyIt's the modern day, and being Wonder Woman is complicated. Diana is leading a triple life - running a large corporation out of costume and fighting crime in costume in one identity.
- DirectorFred C. BrannonStarsTristram CoffinMae ClarkeDon HaggertyJeff King in his experimental rocket suit battles the evil Dr. Vulcan.
- DirectorGreg BeemanStarsJustin HartleyLou Diamond PhillipsDenise QuiñonesA young twenty-something diver living in the Florida Keys discovers he has the power to breathe underwater.
- DirectorSemih EvinStarsSafiye YankiPelin CeylanNermin DiksesThe adventures of a Turkish female superhero that can fly.
- DirectorEros PuglielliStarsLuca ArgenteroAntonia TruppoGalatea RanziCopperman is the story of a man living his childhood dream. The film revolves around the topic of autism, to tell as an element of diversity might turn into an advantage.
- DirectorCharles JarrottStarsMichael CrawfordOliver ReedBarbara CarreraCartoonist Woody becomes the superhero he draws. Using his gadgets he helps a Soviet spy defect to the West.
- DirectorJavier Ruiz CalderaStarsDani RoviraAlexandra JiménezJulián LópezJuan López, an ordinary and anonymous office worker, decides to expose his superpowers to turn into the first Spanish superhero: Superlópez.
- DirectorRon SatlofStarsNicholas HammondRobert F. SimonChip FieldsSpider-Man swings to the rescue when a nuclear bomb created by three college students falls into criminal hands.
- DirectorBitto AlbertiniStarsRobert MalcolmAntonio CantaforaSal BorgeseRobert Wallace travels to Hong Kong to bust a gang of drug traffickers. There he finds help from Tang and Suzy, as well as his fellow Supermen Max and Jerry.
- DirectorItalo MartinenghiStarsJorge MartínSal BorgeseFrank BrañaThe Three Supermen accidentally use Prof. Aristide Panzarotti's time machine and find themselves back to the wild, wild west.
- DirectorCavit YürüklüStarsLevent ÇakirEmel ÖzdenAltan Bozkurt
- DirectorAlfonso BresciaStarsAldo CantiMarc HannibalHua YuehThree men with supernatural powers interfere in a tribal warfare to prevent evil Amazons destroying the inhabitants of a village.
- DirectorSompote SandsShohei TôjôStarsKan BoonchoAkiji KobayashiTanyarat LohananThe Hindu god Hanuman teams up with Ultraman and his brethren against familiar Ultra-foes in this rare Ultraman movie co-produced in Thailand.
- DirectorJonathan WinfreyStarsJoan SeveranceWhip HubleySherrie RoseDarcy is back on the force, but still fights on as the Black Scorpion because "it's in her nature." This time, she fights Gangster Prankster; and a new villian emerges when the Mayor tries to protect his federal earthquake relief money: Aftershock. When the two villians team up and kidnap Argyle's girlfriend, Black Scorpion is faced with the theft of the Scorpionmobile and the imminent destruction of Angel City.
- DirectorYann DemangeStarsMia GothMahershala AliDelroy LindoPlot under wraps.
- DirectorT. Fikret UçakStarsAytekin AkkayaDeniz ErkanatYavuz SelekmanA crime wave is terrorizing Istanbul, and the police call in American superhero Captain America and Mexican wrestler Santo to end it.
- DirectorJingle MaStarsMichelle YeohKôichi IwakiBrandon ChangLulu Wong lives a double life - part urban social butterfly, part vigilante superhero. Armed with ancient fighting techniques and high tech hardware, Lulu is a beautiful masked millionaire battling to defeat a greedy tyrant.
- DirectorChia-Chun WuStarsBruce LiFei LungLu Wen LuScientist Dr Ting has invented a secret formula that will help the world's food crisis, but refuses an offer to sell it. When Dr Ting is later kidnapped by a sinister organization, Alice's boyfriend, the renowned crime fighter Kato is called in to rescue him. However after an attempt is made to kidnap Alice, Kato realises he cannot fight the organization alone and enlists the help of his two superhero friends collectively known as "The Green Hornet".
- DirectorBitto AlbertiniStarsJorge MartínSal BorgeseBrad HarrisThree superheroes attempt to reclaim the stolen lease of a uranium mine.
- DirectorItalo MartinenghiStarsCüneyt ArkinÜnsal EmreAldo CantiThe German professor tries out his time machine in Turkey. Everybody is after this new invention - Superman Detective Murat, his cheating colleagues Atak and Matrak as well as the mob leader. Agatha, the daughter of the mob leader, steals heroin with her father's man. The mob leader wants to detect their place by the time machine.
- DirectorYavuz YalinkiliçStarsLevent ÇakirFiliz ÖztenYilmaz KöksalThree supermen go to Olympics and mayhem ensues.
- DirectorItalo MartinenghiStarsDaniel StephenSal BorgeseStefano MartinenghiThree masked crimefighters travel to South America to battle a gang of counterfeiters.
- DirectorEmilio InsoleraStarsEmilio InsoleraBenjamin BahanHiroshi VavaThe world's first deaf superheroes with superpowers through the use of sign language.
- DirectorGarrett GilchristStarsKierstyn ElrodLesley YoungbloodJohn NaniaJenn must help her cousin Bruce Banner with his government problem with General Ross.
- DirectorRyan CooglerStarsLetitia WrightLupita Nyong'oDanai GuriraThe people of Wakanda fight to protect their home from intervening world powers as they mourn the death of King T'Challa.
- DirectorJames W. HorneStarsVictor JoryVeda Ann BorgRoger MooreThe Shadow battles a villain known as The Black Tiger, who has the power to make himself invisible and is trying to take over the world with his death ray.
- DirectorJaume Collet-SerraStarsDwayne JohnsonAldis HodgePierce BrosnanNearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.
- DirectorKieran MulroneyMichele MulroneyStarsJeff DanielsEmma StoneRyan ReynoldsA washed-up writer forms an unlikely friendship with a teenager from Long Island.
- DirectorTodd BurrowsChristopher FolinoStarsChase WilliamsonAshley BellClancy BrownA masked vigilante who discovers the dark side to heroism. Going after the nation's most notorious super criminal leaves Sparks' life and reputation in ruins.
- DirectorWallace FoxStarsRalph ByrdRamsay AmesLyle TalbotThe Vigilante, a masked government agent, is assigned to investigate the case of the "100 Tears of Blood", a cursed string of rare blood red pearls sought by a gang led by the unknown X-1 that may have been smuggled into the country.
- DirectorRalph HemeckerStarsYancy ButlerAnthony CistaroConrad DunnWitchblade is the story of New York detective, Sara Pezzini, whose search for justice leads her to an arcane weapon that grants her the power to battle Earth's darkest evil forces.
- DirectorDavid PalmieriStarsCuyle CarvinAndrew J McGuinnessMarlene Mc'CohenSam Battle, injected with a secret serum that gained him super human strength and agility, battles the Neo Nazis, bound to resurrect the cloned corpse of Adolf Hitler.
- DirectorGeorge BlairStarsJohn RockwellBunny HenningRoss ElliottJimmy, Clark Kent and Lana Lang's friend, is ashamed that his father works as a doorman at the Smallville theater. His opinion changes when Superboy is able to thwart a robbery with Jimmy's father's help.
- DirectorJohn GibbsBrad CaseJoan CaseStarsM.G. KellyBernard ErhardStan JonesUnsold animated TV pilot about an aspiring teenage comic book artist who is given an alien bracelet by a dying alien scientist that turns him into a superhero powered by the Sun who must stop an evil galactic overlord from destroying it.
- DirectorJames WanStarsJason MomoaPatrick WilsonYahya Abdul-Mateen IIBlack Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom.
- DirectorShan HuaStarsDanny LeeTerry LiuHsieh WangPrincess Dragon Mom and her mutant army have risen, and only Infra-Man can stop them.
- DirectorNatuk BaytanStarsCüneyt ArkinBahar ErdenizYildirim GencerWhen the king is murdered, his baby son and heir is hidden in the forest where he is abducted and raised by a pride of lions. As an adult he uses his beastly strength and claw-like hands to take revenge against the new king and his armies.
- DirectorNia DaCostaStarsBrie LarsonTeyonah ParrisIman VellaniCarol Danvers gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.
- DirectorShinji HiguchiIkki TodorokiStarsTakumi SaitôMasami NagasawaHidetoshi NishijimaAs the threat of giant unidentified lifeforms known as "S-Class Species" worsens in Japan, a silver giant appears from beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- DirectorShinsuke SatoStarsNoritake KinashiTakeru SatohKanata HongôAn middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.
- DirectorVictor CookTad StonesStarsRon PerlmanSelma BlairJohn HurtHellboy (Ron Perlman) and his team face off against a new supernatural threat, while Professor Bruttenholm (Sir John Hurt) must investigate the possible reemergence of a vampire he had slain decades prior.
- DirectorPhil WeinsteinTad StonesStarsRon PerlmanSelma BlairDoug JonesHellboy travels to Japan to fight an ancient demon.
- DirectorHisayuki ToriumiStarsKatsuji MoriIsao SasakiKazuko SugiyamaA movie version of several Gatchaman episodes.
- DirectorYeon Sang-hoStarsRyu Seung-ryongShim Eun-kyungPark Jeong-minAfter drinking water from a mountain spring, a bank security guard gains telekinetic superpowers, which he must use to save his estranged daughter from an evil construction company, as a superhero.
- DirectorPeyton ReedStarsPaul RuddEvangeline LillyMichael DouglasScott Lang and Hope Van Dyne are dragged into the Quantum Realm, along with Hope's parents and Scott's daughter Cassie. Together they must find a way to escape, but what secrets is Hope's mother hiding? And who is the mysterious Kang?
- DirectorRobert TownsendStarsRobert TownsendMarla GibbsEddie GriffinA high school teacher from a troubled inner city Washington D.C. neighborhood becomes a super-powered hero and takes on the gang that has been terrorizing his streets.
- DirectorAnna MastroStarsPeyton Elizabeth LeeNiles FitchIsabella Blake-ThomasFollows Sam's adventures at a top-secret training program for a new class of second-born royals tasked with saving the world.
- DirectorChris HampshireStarsCarey ThringStephen FinchMark JeffriesA year has passed since the mother boxes were destroyed. Unaware to the Justice League, the boxes have released a power surge that has attracted the attention of their creator, Brainiac.
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsEzra MillerMichael KeatonSasha CalleBarry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
- DirectorFred C. BrannonStarsJudd HoldrenAline TowneWilson WoodThe invaders come to Earth to create an H-bomb to blast Earth out of orbit so that Mars can take its place.
- DirectorJonathan WinfreyStarsAshley PeldonRick RossovichMichael WisemanDarcy is a cop who is also a supehero named Black Scorpion at night who kicks and beats evildoers to a pulp. She soon catches wind of an asthmatic mad scientist who plans on tainting the city's air supply with a toxin. Only Darcy in her superhero garb can stop him with the assistance of a petty thief named Argyle and a really cool car.
- DirectorSooraj M.K.Krishna has inherited some special powers from his father, Rohit. Jadoo, an alien, comes down to earth to complete an unfinished job. Jadoo and Krishna meet and go on an exciting journey.
- DirectorAlexander FernandezStarsVictoria AmberVincent J. RothMichelle BernardThe next chapter in the Surge of Power film series. Cinema's first openly gay superhero Surge returns for the crossover event of the year. This time Big City's greatest hero must team up with an unlikely hero a vampire who works for GOD named Dawn. Surge and Dawn must work together to save Big City from a new villain Blackout an evil necromancer who seeks to destroy Surge and gain a seat on the Council.
- DirectorHiroyuki NasuStarsHisato IzakiYûsuke IzakiAyana SakaiBased on Gô Nagai's manga, about mild-mannered teenager Akira Fudô, who merges with a demon to fight other demons.
- DirectorKiyotaka SuzukiYoshitomo YonetaniStarsHiroaki HirataMasakazu MoritaYûichi NakamuraKotetsu T. Kaburagi, a.k.a. Wild Tiger, and Barnaby Brooks Jr. resume their careers as heroes fighting crime. But their partnership comes to a sudden end when Apollon Media's new owner Mark Schneider fires Kotetsu and moves Barnaby back into the First League, pairing him up with Golden Ryan, a new hero with awesome powers and a huge ego to match. When the heroes are sent to investigate a string of strange incidents tied closely to the city's Goddess Legend, they discover three superpowered NEXTs plotting to bring terror and destruction to Stern Bild. With the lives of millions hanging in the balance, Barnaby and Golden Ryan must overcome their differences to contain the approaching doom, while a jobless Kotetsu's resolve as a hero is put to the test as he struggles to help his fellow heroes from the sidelines.
- DirectorKenji NagasakiStarsDaiki YamashitaNobuhiko OkamotoYuka TerasakiA group of youths aspiring to become professional superheroes, fight in a world full of people with abilities, also known as quirks. Deku and his fellow classmates from Hero Academy face Nine, the strongest villain yet.
- DirectorGeorgios PapaioannouStarsDimitrios VainasParis PapadopoulosOlga SfetsaIn a surreal, parallel universe, Thessaloniki has its very own superhero: Super Demetrios. Posing as Dimitris Christoforidis, journalist for the Golden Jerusalem magazine, he fights for truth, justice and the Greco-Christian ideal. In the dark of the night, the city's worst nightmare returns. Captain F.ROM is back, determined to meet his long-awaited goal: claiming his true name. A name he's entitled to. A name that becomes him. The two protagonists are drawn into a conflict that toys with the viewer's patience until the very climax of the film, in an archetypal battle between good and evil.