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Elektra (2005) Storyline
Elektra follows assassin Elektra Natchios after she is mysteriously brought back to life and hired for what should be a routine target. Instead, she chooses to protect her intended victims and finds herself hunted by the deadly Hand. Based on the Marvel Comics character and spun out of Daredevil (2003), the film gave Elektra her own supernatural action story. Elektra (2005) is a Marvel Comics screen adaptation from 2005, sitting in the wider Comic Movie DB archive as one of the movie entries that helps connect page-to-screen storytelling beyond the obvious cape-and-cowl crowd. The page is especially useful for readers tracking the people involved, with Goran Visnjic, Jennifer Garner, Kirsten Prout, Natassia Malthe, Terence Stamp, Will Yun Lee among the main names connected to the project. Behind the camera, Written by Will Holt | Comic Fan & Reviewer since 2019 gives the adaptation its shape, helping define whether it leans more into spectacle, character drama, genre thrills or straight-up comic-book chaos. We have rated this 5 out of 10, which makes it a worthwhile entry to revisit when comparing how well comic properties translate across different studios, eras and audience expectations. For SEO and fan discovery, it belongs here because it adds context to the bigger comic movie timeline: not every adaptation has to be perfect, but each one says something about the genre, the audience it was chasing and the kind of stories studios believed could work on screen.
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Written by Will Holt | Comic Fan & Reviewer since 2019
Released
21/01/2005
Runtime
1 hr 44 min
Genres
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adventure
fantasy
Rated
15
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Marvel
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Elektra (2005) Review 5/10
We have rated this 5 out of 10. Elektra is one of those early Marvel films that feels caught between superhero cinema and supernatural fantasy. Jennifer Garner gives the character real presence, and the quieter tone helps it stand apart from louder comic-book blockbusters. It is far from perfect and definitely suffers from that early-2000s comic adaptation awkwardness, but there is still something watchable about its moody atmosphere and assassin mythology. An underrated curiosity rather than a total failure.
Did You Know?
- Elektra is based on the Marvel Comics assassin created by Frank Miller.
- Jennifer Garner reprises the role from Daredevil.
- The film was released in 2005.
- Rob Bowman directed the movie.
- Goran Višnjić plays Mark Miller.
- Terence Stamp appears as Stick.
- The Hand serves as the main villainous force.
- The film expands the supernatural side of the character.
- It was a spin-off of Daredevil (2003).
- Frank Miller’s comic version is much darker.
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