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X-Men

  • 20002000
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
Two mutants come to a private academy for mutants whose resident superhero team must oppose a powerful mutant terrorist organization.
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In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.In a world where mutants (evolved super-powered humans) exist and are discriminated against, two groups form for an inevitable clash: the supremacist Brotherhood, and the pacifist X-Men.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
621K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
873
198
    • Bryan Singer
    • Tom DeSanto(story)
    • Bryan Singer(story)
    • David Hayter(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Patrick Stewart
    • Hugh Jackman
    • Ian McKellen
    • Bryan Singer
    • Tom DeSanto(story)
    • Bryan Singer(story)
    • David Hayter(screenplay)
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    • Patrick Stewart
    • Hugh Jackman
    • Ian McKellen
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    X-Men
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    What to Watch After "I Am Not Okay With This"
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    Why Denzel Washington Would Be a Perfect Magneto
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    How the MCU Might Meet the Mutants
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    What if Bill Murray & Leonardo DiCaprio Were X-Men?
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    The Best X-Men Scenes According to the Cast of 'Dark Phoenix'
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    Why 'Dark Phoenix' Proves the X-Men Need Space
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    Which X-Men Are Best In Class?
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    What Roles Has Halle Berry Turned Down?
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    Who Was Almost Cast in 'X-Men'?
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    The X-Men Legacy
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    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart, James Marsden, and Hugh Jackman in X-Men (2000)
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    Bryan Singer in X-Men (2000)
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    Wolverine, Cyclops, Storm, Jean Grey and Professor X -
    Professor X & Magneto
    The team enters Cerebro
    James Marsden stars as Cyclops
    Halle Berry stars as Storm
    Halle Berry stars as Storm
    Hugh Jackman stars as Wolverine

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    • Trivia
      Hugh Jackman took ice cold showers every morning of filming, in order to help get into character. This tradition started when jumping into the shower at 5 a.m., before realizing there was no hot water. Shocked awake, but not wanting to wake his sleeping wife, he gritted his teeth and bore it, before realizing that this mindset, wanting to scream and lash out at something, but having to hold it in, was the mentality that Wolverine is in constantly. He then made cold showers his Wolverine preparation routine for each movie featuring the character.
    • Goofs
      In early scenes the filmmakers went to some effort to make Cyclops appear taller than Wolverine, but about half way through the film they just stopped, and suddenly Wolverine appears considerably taller than Cyclops (consistent with the difference in height of the actors themselves).
    • Quotes

      [Cyclops doesn't know if Logan's an imposter]

      Wolverine: Hey! It's me.

      Cyclops: Prove it!

      Wolverine: You're a dick.

      Cyclops: Okay.

    • Crazy credits
      When the 20th Century Fox logo fades away, the X in the logo stays for a second longer before it also fades away.
    • Alternate versions
      The special edition DVD titled X-Men 1.5 features an option to add the deleted scenes back into the film, increasing the runtime to 111 minutes.
    • Connections
      Edited into FX2: Visual Effects (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Still I Long for Your Kiss
      Written by Lucinda Williams and Duane Jarvis

      Performed by Lucinda Williams

      Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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    8/10
    Smart, stylish, and very cool
    "X-Men" is a rare treat-- a blockbuster that lives up to its hype and a comic book adaptation that hits the mark.

    Along with Tim Burton's "Batman", this stands head and shoulders above all other superhero movies. It's a genre that's usually synonymous with silly, campy, cartoonish crap, but Bryan Singer delivers a long-awaited exception to the rule. "X-Men" is smart, stylish, and very cool... one of the better sci fi/fantasy films of the last decade.

    Of course, it helps to have good source material.

    The X-Men comics, which originated in the 1960s, are more politically progressive and morally complex than older superhero stories such as "Superman" where the heroes are always right, and truth, justice, and the American Way always prevail. The series is a well-crafted parable about individuality and discrimination. The characters are mutants--struggling to find a place in a society that rejects them. Its primary villain, Magneto, isn't an evil lunatic-- he's a sympathetic character, a misguided revolutionary playing Huey Newton to Professor Xavier's Martin Luther King. The iconic character, Wolverine, is a beer-swilling anti-hero who cares little for ideals and fights only to protect himself and his loved ones. The female characters are as powerful and important as the men, rather than being mere love interests.

    Rather than making just another flashy explosion-per-minute-special-effects-extravaganza, Singer practices the lost arts of character and plot development. As a result, the movie has a far greater depth than the average big budget summer flick. The acting is also quite good on the whole. Hugh Jackman, who plays Wolverine, is fantastic--a bona fide Clint Eastwood caliber badass. Some of the dialogue is fairly cheesy, but in the hands of Ian McKellan and Patrick Stewart it sounds quite convincing. (Stewart has made a career out of making lame dialogue sound cool.)

    Hard-core fans of the comics have complained about the omission of several popular X-Men. This is silly. A movie that gave the background on every character in the comic books would be 6 hours long. There will be plenty of time to develop new characters in the forthcoming sequels. Fans have also complained about the casting of Anna Paquin as Rogue. I disagree. Rogue is unable to touch another human being without harming them--she would not realistically act like a confident, sassy warrior. Paquin did a tremendous job of conveying the fear and isolation that such a young woman would feel. She will undoubtedly grow into the part in future movies.

    In the end, "X-Men" is a comic book movie. Superpowers are explained with silly pseudoscientific babble, the plot revolves around a fairly ridiculous take-over-the-world scheme, and names like "Magneto" are spoken with a straight face. Don't read all the glowing reviews and expect Citizen Kane. But don't underestimate "X-Men" either. It is an intelligent movie that people will enjoy whether or not they are familiar with the comic.
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      • July 14, 2000 (United States)
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      • Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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    • 1 hour 44 minutes
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