Elektra

Jennifer Garner returns as Elektra, an assassin ordered to kill a girl named Abby and her father, Mark. Instead, she chooses to defend them, putting herself in the path of the Hand. The story gives her a new central conflict: whether the skills she has learned can serve a life beyond carrying out an assignment.

Watch the change from distance to responsibility. Elektra's ability to fight is already established; the more revealing question is what makes her decide to use it for someone else. The relationship with Abby gives the protection story a personal stake, while the pursuit by the Hand keeps that decision under pressure.

A focused starting point

Daredevil ↗

2003 · 1h 43m

Daredevil provides the earlier appearance of Jennifer Garner's Elektra. It is useful context for following this portrayal, rather than a requirement to watch every other version of the character.

Daredevil (2003) is the suggested starting point if you want the earlier screen introduction to Garner's Elektra. This film then places her at the center of a new mission. Keep that two-film route distinct from the television adaptation of Daredevil: familiar names do not make the films required chapters of the later series.

This film is not on the current reviewed Doomsday preparation list. That is separate from its value as a film or a starting point.