Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths

When Justice meets its match, worlds collide.

RELEASED 23 Feb 20101h 15m★ 7.3 TMDB

A heroic version of Lex Luthor from an alternate universe appears to recruit the Justice League to help save his Earth from the Crime Syndicate, an evil version of the League. What ensues is the ultimate battle of good versus evil in a war that threatens both planets and, through a devious plan launched by Batman's counterpart Owlman, puts the balance of all existence in peril.

Why it matters in DC

A heroic Lex Luthor and hostile counterparts to the League make alternate identity the premise of the conflict. The film gives viewers a direct way into DC's parallel-world storytelling while showing why character names alone cannot establish which side someone is on.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths is title 7 of 40 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Crisis on Two Earths is a separate animated League adventure built around parallel-world counterparts. It is not a part of the Tomorrowverse's numbered Crisis on Infinite Earths trilogy. Familiarity with the League concept helps, but those later Crisis films are not prerequisites for understanding this film's premise.

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