A group of inept amateur superheroes must try to save the day when a supervillian threatens to destroy a major superhero and the city. The only problem is that their strange powers, silverware hurling, bowling, shovel skills, incompetent invisibility and deadly flatulence, aren't doing them any favors.
24 August 1964, Hopedale, Massachusetts, USA
8 May 1971, Newark, New Jersey, USA
19 October 1972
8 April 1972, Gainesville, Georgia, USA
13 March 1972, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
18 June 1906
17 December 1947, Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA
18 May 1950, Akron, Ohio, USA
13 March 1950, Miami, Florida, USA
30 January 1977, San Fernando Valley, California, USA
25 August 1978, Chicago, Illinois, USA
30 January 1959, Chicago, Illinois, USA
11 April 1939, New York City, New York, USA
7 May 1957, Dayton, Ohio, USA
September 29, 2012
Even with its super cast, the slow-moving 'Mystery Men' falters in its attempt to spoof comic book heroes.February 21, 2004
Mystery Men is like its hapless heroes. It's a wannabe that has the best intentions -- including a pronounced anti-gun stance -- but none of the knack it takes to save the day, or itself.June 18, 2002
This bunch achieves peaks of sublime nuttiness.July 15, 2010
The characters have been designed to make fun of themselves, disguising the craft of writer Neil Cuthbert and director Kinka Usher in getting us to laugh at them.March 22, 2002
Surprisingly, this spoof's heart is genuinely warm.July 15, 2010
Hugely entertaining -- especially for those with a thing for superheroes.November 16, 2009
Fails to come up with worthy gags and one-liners for the able cast.December 26, 2010
Witty comic-book story is edgy, with lots of potty humor.May 07, 2012
It is good that the film has charm, for after a certain point it doesn't necessarily have anything else.August 25, 2008
An instant cult comedy that doesn't walk or talk like anything else out there.June 24, 2006
Usher's amiable spoof of superhero movies takes a brave stab at rewriting the mythology from the inside out, with lots of witty, mildly subversive stuff.January 01, 2000
Crafty, witty.