Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

2008 Directed by Joss Whedon

Aspiring super-villain Dr. Horrible wants to join the Evil League of Evil and win the girl of his dreams, but his nemesis, Captain Hammer, stops him at every turn.

Neil Patrick Harris Nathan Fillion Felicia Day Simon Helberg

Alternative Titles

Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog

drama comedy

42 mins More details at IMDb TMDb Report this film

Popular reviews

Review by SilentDawn ½ 9

2
A fedora-movie: birthed out of comic-con panels and friend-zones. Two points for the character named 'moist'. Demeaning and sad.
Review by Simon Ramshaw ★★★★ 6

"And by the way, it's not about making money, it's about taking money. Destroying the status quo, because the status...is not...quo." - Dr. Horrible
An inspiration to independent film-makers everywhere who have a few famous friends in their phonebook.
I want a sequel. Why does everything that Joss Whedon gives us eventually end? WHY?
Review by Eric Langberg ★★★★★ 1

I truly believe this is a perfect piece of entertainment.
Review by Holly-Beth ★★★★½

please understand that i hate myself more than you can ever know because i still know every word to this
Review by Holly-Beth ★★★★½

the hammer is my penis
Review by alina 🐉 ★★★

OKKKK BARNEY!!! I fr had to watch this for my criminology class and have to write a 10 page paper on it make it make sense
Review by Viktor Prentovski ★★★★

Well this was great! Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (really long title but I love it) is a brilliant musical comedy. I really enjoyed the songs and it was really funny at times. Neil Patrick Harris is really good. The others were good too. The story was kinda sweet, but it ended really abruptly. I didn't know Joss Whedon could do something like this. Recommended!
Review by HorrorSage ★★★ 8

3 stars because I am very conflicted. I either really love this movie. Or really hate it and I am not sure which.
Lets start with the good.
The extra features are great, especially the application videos. mostly because they have the benefit of not being written by Joss Wheadon. Special shout out to Princess Zombie who's song is great and Tur-Mohel, who is just the funniest. The reverend's song is pretty good too.
Nathan Fillion and Neil Patrick Harris are just brilliant as always. nothing bad to say here.
Simon Helburg is pretty good, doing what he needs to do.
The songs are amazing. Fun and catchy. My Eyes, Slipping, and Brand New Day are amazing. Man's gotta do…
Review by Jason Alley ★★★★½ 2

Still just a fantastic little 42-minute slice of awesomeness. The cast, the songs, the low-budget innovation, the surprisingly dark conclusion... Joss Whedon rarely disappoints, and he certainly did not here. And this is what he does, as a lark, during a writer's strike!
Review by Michael Cox ★★★ 2

"No response, BTW, from the League. But my application is strong this year. A letter of condemnation from the deputy mayor - that's got to have some weight. So... fingers crossed!" - Dr. Horrible/Billy
Well, this was an enjoyable little series.
While it certainly looks low budget, it makes up for it with some really great songs, funny moments and a surprisingly dark ending. The series has the classic Joss Whedon style of humor and writing and while the costumes weren't the best, they still did the best with what they could.
Simon Helberg (Moist) was entertaining at least, Nathan Fillion (Captain Hammer) looked like he was having a blast, Felicia Day (Penny) was good, but it's obviously Neil Patrick…
Review by 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 🌷 ★★★½

“I want to be an achiever, like Bad Horse”
“The thoroughbred of sin???”
“I meant Gandhi.”
Review by Felipe Fritz ★★★★½

"The world is a mess and I just need to rule it."
I seriously did not expect the ending to be so emotional.
I loved this so much.
The songs are great and it's really funny, but it's the ending that really makes it a must-watch.

Recent reviews

Review by ryan 🌙 ★½

Joss Whedon's awkwardly staged incel musical.
Review by Can Richards

if u want to watch something similar but better in the sense of being anti-incel, just watch megamind
the songs, score, and supervillain costumes DO fuck though! i will be coming back to the songs
Review by kinsey ★★★★

me, known musical hater, am a dr horrible stan. the hammer is my penis. enough said.
Review by Get to da Moofies! ★★★½

🆂🅴🆁🅸🅴🆂: 7/10.
The 2007/08 writer's strike - it messed with quite a few things in production at the time (for a good cause though!), but on the flip side we got creative content like this.
The story is as simple as it gets: a wannabe supervillain falls for an innocent girl who finds herself in the arms of a superhero. Hilarity ensues.
Casting is perfect. The legendary NPH does what he does best: comedy with a touch of self-deprecation and a lot of theatrics. It works wonders. Nathan Fillion wheels out the same cocky, but not always self assured schtick that he's perfect for, though the character calls for the assholic element to be amped up to eleven. Felicia Day…
Review by Rich S ★★★★

The Crash Diaries
Barney meets Castle with Felicia Day as the precious princess prize.
Or it’s Desi Collins vs. Captain Mal Reynolds with top-seeded Rosamund Pike waiting on deck to take on the survivor.
It’s the superhero world and Dr. Horrible (Neil Patrick Harris) needs a break. He wants to gain entry into the Evil League of Evil and he keeps coming up short. His nemesis, the super excellent – just ask him – Captain Hammer (Nathan Fillion) continues to foil Dr. Horrible’s plans and Bad Horse, the League's leader who wants only the best of the worst, is scrutinizing Dr. Horrible’s every move.
Probably the best thing about Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is its economy. There aren’t a lot…
Review by FlipFlopPancake ★★★★★

the man did what da man had to do
Review by spencer 🏳️‍⚧️ ★★★½

if nathan fillion wanted to step on me like that i wouldn't be mad
Review by madrigal ★★★★

"And I am fine."

If you can get past Joss Whedon making the protagonist a discord mod then you're looking at the greatest indie superhero musical of all time.
Honestly those songs go hard and goddamn that ending goes even harder.
Review by Alex ★★★★

i loved this special
Review by Aaron ★★★★★

I have a nostalgia bias with this but i could sing you the entire discography at the drop of a hat so I'm allowed
Review by Low-Res Dog The Sixth ★★★★★

Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is hilarious, clever, catchy, but also meaningful. The music completely fits the movie, offering the audience smart lyrics and a tune with which viewers would love to sing along.
The film introduces Dr Horrible (starring Patrick Neil Harris, who delivers an outstanding performance) that the audience immediately loves and even roots for despite his villainous plans, offering a fresh, humanizing perspective of “the bad guy”. (The audience also falls in love with his sidekick, Moist). Dr Horrible is a comedic representation of the typical villain who is engrossed with a kind, beautiful woman. The film progressed with a lighthearted game of “chase the girl” involving the hero, who seems, in this movie, to play the villain.…
Review by mrdrenzaria ★★

Horrible.