# Mystery Men (1999)

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**Runtime**: 121 min
**Genres**: Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
**Directed by**: Kinka Usher
**Written by**: Neil Cuthbert
**Starring**: Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Kel Mitchell, Paul Reubens

> *Not your classic superheroes...they're the other guys.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Somewhere in Champion City, average men discover heroism is better on resumes than in reality. A third-string team of superheroes with one-trick powers and zero discipline scrambles to rescue the town’s washed-up Captain Amazing from a villain who wants to weaponize plastic surgery. The result is a team so underpowered they need a real estate agent to explain the building codes.

**Mood tags**: cozy, playful

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