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FilmPG-132008

The Spirit

ActionFantasyCrimeThriller

Directed by Frank Miller

Rookie cop Denny Colt returns from the beyond as The Spirit, a hero whose mission is to fight against the bad forces from the shadows of Central City. The Octopus, who kills anyone unfortunate enough to see his face, has other plans:g to wipe out the entire city. From TMDB

26 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works

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The Spirit is a 2008 action fantasy crime film, directed by Frank Miller, starring Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes and Samuel L. Jackson.

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  • Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    That old Public Information Film about the Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water... www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPM...

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  • 🎃 ƚԋҽ ԋαυɳƚιɳɠ σϝ Aʅҽx˚Jҽɾι⛦ @mobiusstrip8.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 12, 2026

    The Asphyx ⁞1972 www.imdb.com/title/tt0069738 #NowWatching #filmsky #horrormovies ·English country squire Sir Hugo Cunningham searches for immortality by literally 'bottling up' the Spirit of the Dead, or Asphyx·

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  • Jason Anderson @jasondcsoccer.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    On Clara Luvanga, González says that "having a full week with the team, I think helped." Last week, she got 2 training sessions in after arriving. He adds that between more training & film work, she's learning how the Spirit play & what her role is. (? from @roey.bsky.social)

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  • Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 30, 2026

    Pan’s Labyrinth also incorporates magical-realist films made under censorious conditions. The most prominent of these is Víctor Erice’s 1973 The Spirit of the Beehive. I taught this masterpiece for years. Remarkable. apple.news/AqLhc1pnSSh2...

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  • Darkness Pauls 🎃 @paulle.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    every day of 2026, I'll post a story from an anthology film or series. 2️⃣8️⃣7️⃣ FEAR ITSELF (2008) "The Spirit Box" D: Rob Schmidt W: Joe Gangemi Two high schoolers (Anna Kendrick, Jessica Parker Kennedy) use a homemade spirit board to contact a dead classmate on Halloween Night.

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  • Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    On Saturday, Hallmark's last non-Christmas movie of 2026, THE SPIRIT OF HALLOWEEN, had just 941k live viewers, a 27% drop from last week, and down 11% from 2025's HAUL OUT THE HALLOWEEN in same slot. While it was still No.1 non-sports/news show of day on cable, it's in Hallmark's bottom 5 for year.

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  • Tony Paley @tpaleyfilm.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    #bestfilminlondontoday: #LFF picks: Day 7 (Tue Oct 13) 'Equal parts The Spirit of the Beehive and Picnic at Hanging Rock, this film explores the costs and concessions of trying to move on from Pinochet' Martelli's eerie THE MELTDOWN Vue Cinema West End capitalcelluloid.blogspot.com/2026/09/capi...

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  • Colin @sdkcolin.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    79. R.L. Stine's Pumpkinhead (2025) dir. Jen Garrard I enjoy R.L. Stine, and while it's a different Pumpkinhead, it can't be worse than the Spirit Halloween movie #31daysofhalloween #nowwatching #horrorsky 📽️

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  • Marie* @marie3will.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    youtu.be/mgRV-5AhtpA?... The Spirit concept album, 12 Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus, is based on this movie:

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  • Pete Baran @pb14.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    Watched The Spirit Of Halloween Pretty sure this isn't the first Halloween riff on A Christmas Carol, but we are at the pop cultural scale of them arguing in film that ghosts are more a Halloween film (though You boy, what day is this doesn't hit as well). She's not nasty enough to start off with

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  • devodarian.bsky.social @devodarian.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 11, 2026

    My introduction to Veronica Lake was this cover to The Spirit. Years later I discovered it was modeled after a film actress. Very recently, my curiosity prompted me to buy a film to finally see who she was and I bought I MARRIED A WITCH. I found her intriguing. 👍

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  • Eyes Without A Notintheface @notintheface.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2026

    t just hit me that a true generational marker is whether you know of Mr. Skin more as the Spirit song or as the guy who documents celebrity female film nudity.

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  • Hog of the Future 👻🎃🦇 @hogofthefuture.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 5, 2026

    The only movie I can think of hating is The Spirit. It was unpleasant to watch and became more so when I actually read some Will Eisner.

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  • Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2026

    THIS IS THE WAY I have the Spirit game + friend’s bday today so movie watching will be on the deck tomorrow

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  • The Occupier @mudwiggler.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    Doctor Who ( Tom Baker era ), also the 'Spirit of Deep Water' public information film.

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  • Paratonia @paratonia.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 4, 2026

    It's based on a Finnish children's movie Rollo and the Spirit of the Woods. They're just trolls living in a forest, essentially. I think I have posted some info about them on here as well if you're interested. Hopefully this cleared things up a bit!

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  • sillylilcupcake @sillylilcupcake.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 24, 2026

    It's such a crime that "The Spirit" is so widely disliked. Utterly ridiculous and beyond campy film.

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  • hinesd24.bsky.social @hinesd24.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2026

    2026 Film Reviews 707. The Beat That My Heart Skipped (2005) - 4.5 708. Trance (2013) - 3.5 709. The Spirit of ’45 (2013) - 5.0 710. Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets (2020) - 5.0 #2026FilmsDH

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  • ElLoboQueso @elloboqueso.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 22, 2026

    Kiki's Delivery Service was this for me every happens when I watch The Spirit of Mickey on VHS, but I never get to watch that film until I saw it in theaters like some years ago. (the version they used was the 2010 re-edit of the Disney dub like current releases) www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iS9...

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  • 🔞 Armand’s Buttslut 🔞 [Sweet Potato Casserole] @johniarty.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    I think the Spirit Halloween movie is fun! Definitely a kids horror film, but I liked the use of licensed props and also my man Christopher Lloyd

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  • Future Of The Force @futureoftheforce.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    Johnny Depp Embraces the Spirit of Scrooge in the New Featurette for Ebenezer! A new featurette for Paramount’s #Ebenezer reveals Johnny Depp’s castmates hailing his performance as the miserable miser! 🎄 thefutureoftheforce.com/2026/10/15/j...

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  • Alice @aliceinthecity.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 14, 2026

    🎞 The Spirit Compels Her: Possession and the Demonization of Women 📍 BAM 🔗 www.bam.org/film/2026/th...

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Science Fiction Movies Released on October 12! What's your fave? 1. Mr. Destiny 2. Girl vs. Monster 3. The Spirit of '76 4. Puppet Master 12 #SciFi movies released today: https://todayinmovies.com/genres/oct-12?sort=ranking#science-fiction #FilmSky

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  • Rick Ansell @rickansell.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2026

    Don't remember the order but one of: 1. 'The Spirit Of Dark And Lonely Water' a 1973 UK Public Information Film (they were all scary) www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPM... 2. Dr Who. In general. I hid behind the sofa for various bit's of TV but Dr Who was the only one I left the room for.

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  • Wuchak @WuchakTMDB reviews · Dec 9, 2025

    Frank Miller’s campy, tedious version of the pulp hero Will Eisner’s The Spirit debuted in 1940 and was obviously influenced by The Shadow, Dick Tracy and, especially, Batman. Shot in late 2007, this movie version of the character is decidedly Miller’s rendition wherein he meshes Eisner’s hero with “Sin City,” which turned off purists of the comic. Yet film versions of heroes from comics and other mediums (radio, literature) are always alternative renditions. For instance, John Milius’ “Conan…

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  • Christopher (Podcast host) @TSPOE_podsMastodon · Jun 19, 2023

    We are going to talk about the 2008 film, “The Spirit”. Written and directed by Frank Miller. What are YOUR thoughts on this noir(ish) comedy(?) superhero film? #Superhero #TheSpirit #FrankMiller https://youtu.be/egvFBZFi0vY

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