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The Avengers

  • 20122012
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
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Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.
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Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
1.4M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
310
122
  • Director
    • Joss Whedon
  • Writers
    • Joss Whedon(screenplay)
    • Zak Penn(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Chris Evans
    • Scarlett Johansson
Top credits
  • Director
    • Joss Whedon
  • Writers
    • Joss Whedon(screenplay)
    • Zak Penn(story)
  • Stars
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Chris Evans
    • Scarlett Johansson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2KUser reviews
    • 754Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 38 wins & 80 nominations total

    Videos48

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    International #2
    Trailer 2:23
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    Trailer 0:34
    Super Bowl Spot
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    Tom Hiddleston's 5 Essential Loki Moments to Watch
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    Tom Hiddleston's 5 Essential Loki Moments to Watch
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    Scarlett Johansson and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
    Scarlett Johansson in The Avengers (2012)
    The Avengers (2012)
    Chris Evans in The Avengers (2012)
    Tom Hiddleston in The Avengers (2012)
    Tom Hiddleston in The Avengers (2012)
    Robert Downey Jr. in The Avengers (2012)
    Samuel L. Jackson in The Avengers (2012)
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    Robert Downey Jr. in The Avengers (2012)
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    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Tony Starkas Tony Stark…
    Chris Evans
    Chris Evans
    • Steve Rogersas Steve Rogers…
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Natasha Romanoffas Natasha Romanoff…
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Clint Bartonas Clint Barton…
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Bruce Banneras Bruce Banner…
    Chris Hemsworth
    Chris Hemsworth
    • Thoras Thor
    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Lokias Loki
    Clark Gregg
    Clark Gregg
    • Agent Phil Coulsonas Agent Phil Coulson
    Cobie Smulders
    Cobie Smulders
    • Agent Maria Hillas Agent Maria Hill
    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Selvigas Selvig
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Nick Furyas Nick Fury
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Pepper Pottsas Pepper Potts
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Jarvisas Jarvis
    • (voice)
    Alexis Denisof
    Alexis Denisof
    • The Otheras The Other
    Tina Benko
    Tina Benko
    • NASA Scientistas NASA Scientist
    Jerzy Skolimowski
    Jerzy Skolimowski
    • Georgi Luchkovas Georgi Luchkov
    Kirill Nikiforov
    Kirill Nikiforov
    • Weaselly Thugas Weaselly Thug
    Jeff Wolfe
    Jeff Wolfe
    • Tall Thugas Tall Thug
    • Director
      • Joss Whedon
    • Writers
      • Joss Whedon(screenplay) (story)
      • Zak Penn(story)
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    • Trivia
      Robert Downey Jr. kept food hidden all over the lab set, and apparently nobody could find where it was, so they just let him continue doing it. In the movie, that's his actual food he's offering, and when he was eating, it wasn't scripted, he was just hungry.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 22 mins) When the helicarrier starts to go down, Nick Fury tells Iron Man, "Stark, we're losing altitude," and display inside Iron Man's faceplate is counting down from about 15,000 feet. A few minutes later when Fury glances at a display on the bridge, it is counting down from 18,000 feet.
    • Quotes

      Steve Rogers: Thor, what's his play?

      Thor: He has an army, called the Chitauri. They're not of Asgard or any world known. He means to lead them against your people. They will win him the Earth. In return, I suspect, for the Tesseract.

      Steve Rogers: An army. From outer space.

      Bruce Banner: So he's building another portal. That's what he needs Erik Selvig for.

      Thor: Selvig?

      Bruce Banner: He's an astrophysicist.

      Thor: He's a friend.

      Natasha Romanoff: Loki has them under some kind of spell. Along with one of ours.

      Steve Rogers: I wanna know why Loki let us take him. He's not leading an army from here.

      Bruce Banner: I don't think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy's brain is a bag full of cats. You can smell crazy on him.

      Thor: Have a care how you speak! Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard and he is my brother!

      Natasha Romanoff: He killed eighty people in two days.

      Thor: He's adopted.

    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: There is a scene part way through credits: Marvel Character Thanos appears with The Other by his side. They are both looking down on Planet Earth with Thanos smiling, stating that they underestimated Earth.
    • Alternate versions
      The scene where Loki stabs Agent Coulson exists in two versions. The original version shows the weapon piercing Coulson's body, the cut version does not. In various territories (Germany, Switzerland, Russia, United Kingdom and Ireland), the cut scene was used for the DVD release (why this was done i.e. for the German release is unknown, since it would not have changed the rating).
    • Connections
      Edited into Avengers: Endgame (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      String Quartet No. 13 in a Minor 'Rosamunde' D804
      Written by Franz Schubert

      Performed by The Takács Quartet

      Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.

    User reviews2K

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    Top review
    An Unstoppable Force of Awesomeness! All Hail The New King!
    I have got to tell anyone who will listen that this is one of THE best adventure movies I've ever seen. It's almost impossible to convey how pumped I am now that I've seen it. I purposefully avoid hyping myself for movies because when expectations are too high, nothing seems to be able to reach them. I usually avoid the hype train whenever possible. That said, I was jacked to see this movie and was fully aboard the hype train. It couldn't be helped. So, I was certainly open to intense disappointment had this movie not been good. I'm so happy to report just the opposite has happened.

    The only word I can think of to describe this movie is AWESOME. It's amazing work and everything I had hoped for and more. It's exceptional entertainment for the uninitiated but it has everything a fanboy could want to be sure. It has every little nuance of what a fanboy wants to see. One of the MANY things I loved was the tension and flat out conflict that arises between team members. It's not a two dimensional "team wonderful that bands together to fight crime ho ho ho." Most don't like each other at fist and there is so much texture to be played. That is great because so many of these characters are larger than life. They have egos and the big guns aren't used to working with other people or even playing by the rules. Stark, Thor and Banner all work "the other side of the fence" so to speak. Then there's the Widow, Hawkeye and Captain America who are used to following orders and playing within a command structure. They are all thrown together in a wonderful and, best of all, believable fashion. Again, more than I ever dreamed possible.

    The entire cast really delivered. You needed more than just action actors or stunt doubles to play all these parts. The pathos is there but so are the timing and true deep performances. Look, I was missing Ed Norton as much as anyone on that hype train I talked about but I'm so happy to say that Mark Ruffalo won me over. I hope he's locked up for the long haul because we don't need any more changes. Three was the lucky number for movie Banners. Every other actor in Avnegers that we've seen before is BETTER than their previous incarnation (EVERY single one) with the possible exception of RDJ as Stark. He's great but it's hard to top his take on the character from the original Iron Man in an ensemble movie. I also have to fully disclose that I'm insanely attracted to Scarlett Johansson. I thought her Widow character was amazing but I'm definitely judging that through rose colored glasses. The character arcs that run there course during this film will surprise a lot of general audiences expecting nothing more than a Transformers type popcorn scarfdown.

    I honestly don't want to give away ANY of the movie with this review because this is one film that needs every scene to be savored. Do yourself a favor and remain unspoiled. It's how I saw the movie (apart from what the trailers showed) and even though you're obviously reading this review, read no others with any kind of spoilers whatsoever. Experience the awesomeness for yourself. Avengers as a movie and as a team on screen is an unstoppable force. I'm just going to say, Hulk & Thor combination equals AWESOME and leave it at that. This movie defines MUST SEE.
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    FAQ30

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 4, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
      • Hindi
    • Also known as
      • Marvel's The Avengers
    • Filming locations
      • East 9th St, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
    • Production companies
      • Marvel Studios
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $220,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $623,357,910
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $207,438,708
      • May 6, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,518,815,515
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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