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The Last Airbender

  • 20102010
  • 99
  • 1h 43min
IMDb RATING
4.0/10
158K
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POPULARITY
1,055
114
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Follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must master all four elements and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.Follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must master all four elements and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.Follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must master all four elements and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water Tribes and the Earth Kingdom.

IMDb RATING
4.0/10
158K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,055
114
  • Director
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Writer
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Stars
    • Noah Ringer
    • Nicola Peltz
    • Jackson Rathbone
Top credits
  • Director
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Writer
    • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Stars
    • Noah Ringer
    • Nicola Peltz
    • Jackson Rathbone
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.6KUser reviews
    • 298Critic reviews
    • 20Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 12 nominations

    Videos18

    The Last Airbender - "Rebellion" TV Spot
    Trailer 0:32
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    The Last Airbender: "Legend" TV Spot
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    The Last Airbender: Trailer #3
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    The Last Airbender: Trailer #3
    The Last Airbender: "Discover Your Element" TV Spot
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    The Last Airbender: "Discover Your Element" TV Spot
    The Last Airbender: Trailer #2
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    The Last Airbender: Trailer #2
    The Last Airbender: Super Bowl Spot
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    The Last Airbender: Super Bowl Spot
    The Last Airbender -- Trailer #1
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    The Last Airbender -- International Trailer
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    The Last Airbender -- International Trailer
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    Photos92

    Cliff Curtis in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Nicola Peltz in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Dev Patel in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Jackson Rathbone and Nicola Peltz in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Jackson Rathbone in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Noah Ringer in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Nicola Peltz in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Noah Ringer in The Last Airbender (2010)
    M. Night Shyamalan, Jackson Rathbone, Nicola Peltz, and Noah Ringer in The Last Airbender (2010)
    Francis Guinan, Seychelle Gabriel, and Noah Ringer in The Last Airbender (2010)
    M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)
    M. Night Shyamalan in The Last Airbender (2010)

    Top cast

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    Noah Ringer
    Noah Ringer
    • Aangas Aang
    Nicola Peltz
    Nicola Peltz
    • Kataraas Katara
    Jackson Rathbone
    Jackson Rathbone
    • Sokkaas Sokka
    Dev Patel
    Dev Patel
    • Prince Zukoas Prince Zuko
    Shaun Toub
    Shaun Toub
    • Uncle Irohas Uncle Iroh
    Aasif Mandvi
    Aasif Mandvi
    • Commander Zhaoas Commander Zhao
    Cliff Curtis
    Cliff Curtis
    • Fire Lord Ozaias Fire Lord Ozai
    Seychelle Gabriel
    Seychelle Gabriel
    • Princess Yueas Princess Yue
    Katharine Houghton
    Katharine Houghton
    • Katara's Grandmaas Katara's Grandma
    Francis Guinan
    Francis Guinan
    • Master Pakkuas Master Pakku
    Damon Gupton
    Damon Gupton
    • Monk Gyatsoas Monk Gyatso
    Summer Bishil
    Summer Bishil
    • Azulaas Azula
    Randall Duk Kim
    Randall Duk Kim
    • Old Man in Templeas Old Man in Temple
    John D'Alonzo
    • Zhao's Assistantas Zhao's Assistant
    Keong Sim
    Keong Sim
    • Earthbending Fatheras Earthbending Father
    Isaac Jin Solstein
    Isaac Jin Solstein
    • Earthbending Boyas Earthbending Boy
    Edmund Ikeda
    • Old Man of Kyoshi Townas Old Man of Kyoshi Town
    John Noble
    John Noble
    • The Dragon Spiritas The Dragon Spirit
    • (voice)
    • Director
      • M. Night Shyamalan
    • Writer
      • M. Night Shyamalan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    The world is divided into four kingdoms, each represented by the element they harness, and peace has lasted throughout the realms of Water, Air, Earth, and Fire under the supervision of the Avatar, a link to the spirit world and the only being capable of mastering the use of all four elements. When young Avatar Aang disappears, the Fire Nation launches an attack to eradicate all members of the Air Nomads to prevent interference in their future plans for world domination. 100 years pass and current Fire Lord Ozai continues to conquer and imprison anyone with elemental "bending" abilities in the Earth and Water Kingdoms, while siblings Katara and Sokka from a Southern Water Tribe find a mysterious boy trapped beneath the ice outside their village. Upon rescuing him, he reveals himself to be Aang, Avatar and last of the Air Nomads. Swearing to protect the Avatar, Katara and Sokka journey with him to the Northern Water Kingdom in his quest to master "Waterbending" and eventually fulfill his destiny of once again restoring peace to the world. But as they inch nearer to their goal, the group must evade Prince Zuko, the exiled son of Lord Ozai, Commander Zhao, the Fire Nation's military leader, and the tyrannical onslaught of the evil Fire Lord himself. —The Massie Twins
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    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Four nations, one destiny
    • Genres
      • Action
      • Adventure
      • Family
      • Fantasy
    • Certificate
      • 9
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The creators of the show, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, served as executive producers and were initially supportive of the film production. However, both of them ended up being very unsatisfied with the finished product. In a podcast interview from 2014, Konietzko revealed that "A) We didn't want it to be done at all. Before anyone was attached, we didn't want it. And then B) If it was going to be done, we wanted to do it, but they weren't going to let us. C) When they attached Night, we just thought, 'Well, this is what we've been dealt. We'll just offer help when it's asked of us, and if it's not, we'll stay out of the way.' In the beginning, it was more positive and we offered help, but then we had a big falling out." They've even mentioned how they gave a lot of input that went nowhere as it all got pushed to the wayside.
    • Goofs
      During a large battle scene between the Fire Nation and the Northern Water Tribe, the camera pans to reveal a Fire Nation soldier fighting with no one.
    • Quotes

      Aang: Earthbenders! Why are you acting this way? You are powerful and amazing people! You don't need to live like this! There is earth right beneath your feet! The ground is an extension of who you are!

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits feature Aang, Katara and Zuko bending their respective elements of water, fire and air (no earth bending is demonstrated).
    • Alternate versions
      Also released in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse/The Last Airbender/Grown Ups (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      La La
      Written by Ashlee Simpson and John Shanks

      Performed by Ashlee Simpson

      Produced by John Shanks

    User reviews1.6K

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Pile of nonsense
    They went too fast and all the characters talk like they're reading off placards. The computer generated stuff was good though but i got less than what i expected. What a waste of time and money. I'd rather had stayed home and watched the original cartoon instead.

    The original cartoon is ten times better to watch. Even if i consider this movie as a unit in it itself, its missing a lot of story where a new viewer wouldn't be able to connect the points. Although it has good computer generated animation and stuff but you still get less than you'd expect. There are bits where you expect it to be funny and it ain't, no fun.

    Anybody who has watched the original cartoon will tell you how much of it they have skipped in the beginning of the movie. The story line is completely shot, you cant tell whats really going on.
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    • billa48
    • Jun 30, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 19, 2010 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Avatar: The Last Airbender
    • Filming locations
      • The Pagoda, Skyline Drive, Mt. Penn, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA
    • Production companies
      • Paramount Pictures
      • Nickelodeon Movies
      • Blinding Edge Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $150,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $131,772,187
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $40,325,019
      • Jul 4, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $319,713,881
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 43min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • DTS
      • SDDS
      • Sonics-DDP
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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