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X-men - first class

Original title: X: First Class
  • 2011
  • K-13
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
717K
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Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-men - first class (2011)
X-Men: First Class unveils the epic beginning of the X-Men saga – and a secret history of the Cold War and our world at the brink of nuclear Armageddon. As the first class discovers, harnesses, and comes to terms with their formidable powers, alliances are formed that will shape the eternal war between the heroes and villains of the X-Men universe.
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In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a sch... Read allIn the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.In the 1960s, superpowered humans Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr work together to find others like them, but Erik's vengeful pursuit of an ambitious mutant who ruined his life causes a schism to divide them.

  • Director
    • Matthew Vaughn
  • Writers
    • Ashley Miller
    • Zack Stentz
    • Jane Goldman
  • Stars
    • James McAvoy
    • Michael Fassbender
    • Jennifer Lawrence
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    717K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    762
    239
    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writers
      • Ashley Miller
      • Zack Stentz
      • Jane Goldman
    • Stars
      • James McAvoy
      • Michael Fassbender
      • Jennifer Lawrence
    • 843User reviews
    • 529Critic reviews
    • 65Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 22 wins & 40 nominations

    Videos36

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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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    What We Know About 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix' ... So Far
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    "Meeting Hank"
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    Top cast

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    James McAvoy
    James McAvoy
    • Charles Xavier (30 Years)
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • Erik Lensherr
    Jennifer Lawrence
    Jennifer Lawrence
    • Raven…
    Kevin Bacon
    Kevin Bacon
    • Sebastian Shaw
    Laurence Belcher
    Laurence Belcher
    • Charles Xavier (12 Years)
    Bill Milner
    Bill Milner
    • Young Erik
    Rose Byrne
    Rose Byrne
    • Moira MacTaggert
    Beth Goddard
    Beth Goddard
    • Mrs. Xavier
    Morgan Lily
    Morgan Lily
    • Young Raven (10 Years)
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Man in Black Suit
    Álex González
    Álex González
    • Janos Quested
    • (as Alex González)
    • …
    Jason Flemyng
    Jason Flemyng
    • Azazel
    Zoë Kravitz
    Zoë Kravitz
    • Angel Salvadore
    January Jones
    January Jones
    • Emma Frost
    Nicholas Hoult
    Nicholas Hoult
    • Hank…
    Caleb Landry Jones
    Caleb Landry Jones
    • Cassidy…
    Edi Gathegi
    Edi Gathegi
    • Darwin…
    Corey Johnson
    Corey Johnson
    • Chief Warden
    • Director
      • Matthew Vaughn
    • Writers
      • Ashley Miller
      • Zack Stentz
      • Jane Goldman
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      To prepare for his role as Charles Xavier, James McAvoy shaved his head. He soon learned that the filmmakers wanted Xavier to have a full head of hair in the prequel. Throughout the first month of filming McAvoy had to wear hair extensions. He finally shaved his head for X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).
    • Goofs
      (at around 59 mins) When Xavier and Erik were confronting Emma Frost in the Soviet Union, some might think that it would have been impossible for Erik to crack Emma's neck with the metal bed frame because diamond is one of the hardest substances known to man. Hardness does not prevent cracking. There are different types of material strengths. Diamond's hardness does not mean that it is invulnerable to all types of stress.
    • Quotes

      Erik Lehnsherr: Excuse me, I'm Erik Lehnsherr.

      Professor Charles Xavier: Charles Xavier.

      Logan: Go fuck yourself.

    • Crazy credits
      Part of the closing credits take place in a sequence of X-symbols, chromosomes and DNA strands (reminiscent of the opening credits to Salainen agentti 007 ja tri No (1962)).
    • Connections
      Edited into 5 Second Movies: X-Men: First Class (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      Concentration Camp
      (from X-Men (2000))

      Written by Michael Kamen

      Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

    User reviews843

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    8/10
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    The biggest problem of these prequels is it's kind of messy to the original X-Men movies. Well, the filmmakers said this is a reboot but there are some references to the original X-Men series. Anyways, "X-Men: First Class" is fun and had a lot of great action. It's the biggest X-Men movie ever made and it's better than the last two X-Men movies.

    The filmmakers stated that this movie is a reboot but things from the old X-Men movies had an appearance to this movie. The problem of giving reference from the old X-Men movies to this reboot is it doesn't make this movie stand alone. Maybe the references only made for the laughs but if this is a prequel then it'll be a total mess.

    The best parts goes to the action(obviously). Matthew Vaughn knows how to make big and awesome action scenes. The best parts also goes to the scenes of Michael Fassbender. He really steals the show. He made Erik/Magneto more dangerous than ever. It's fun and intense to see him do something menacing. The rest of the cast is also pretty good. James McAvoy gave a lot of heart to his role. Him and Fassbender had good chemistry.

    Overall, "X-Men First Class" is good especially if you are looking for large scale action. I guess large scale is one thing that's missing to the first four X-Men films. X3 had a large scale action that left us hanging in the end. This one has the action finale that is intense and really big. Maybe the reference of the old X-Men movies is only made for the laughs. By the way this is Matthew Vaughn's thing. There's action plus comedy.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 2011 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • French
      • Spanish
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • X-Men: First Class
    • Filming locations
      • Englefield House, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK(Xavier's school)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Marvel Entertainment
      • Dune Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $160,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $146,408,305
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $55,101,604
      • Jun 5, 2011
    • Gross worldwide
      • $352,616,690
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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