X-men - first class

Original title: X: First Class

20112011
K-13K-13
2h 11min

Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X: First Class (2011)

X-Men: First Class unveils the epic beginning of the X-Men saga Â– 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(screenplay by)
- Zack Stentz(screenplay by)
- Jane Goldman(screenplay by)
Stars

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Awards
- 21 wins & 39 nominations

Jennifer Lawrence in X: First Class (2011)

Nicholas Hoult in X: First Class (2011)

James McAvoy in X: First Class (2011)

Rose Byrne, James McAvoy, and Michael Fassbender in X: First Class (2011)

Jennifer Lawrence in X: First Class (2011)

January Jones in X: First Class (2011)

Rose Byrne in X: First Class (2011)

James McAvoy in X: First Class (2011)

Álex González in X: First Class (2011)

Zoë Kravitz in X: First Class (2011)

Jennifer Lawrence in X: First Class (2011)

Zoë Kravitz in X: First Class (2011)

Director
- Matthew Vaughn
Writers
- Ashley Miller(screenplay by)
- Zack Stentz(screenplay by)
- Jane Goldman(screenplay by)
All cast & crew

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Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were archenemies, they were closest of friends, working together, with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known. In the process, a rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-MEN. —Twentieth Century Fox

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Taglines
- Before he was Professor X, he was Charles. Before he was Magneto, he was Erik. Before they were enemies, they were allies.
Genres
Certificate
- K-13
Parents guide

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
SPOILER: The X-Films' title sequences features a weapon used by the villain of each film, backed by the X-Men's Cerebro device.

In this film the title appears on the side of the Nazi coin Shaw gives to young Erik Lensherr, which he later uses against Shaw. Also, as this is a prequel, Cerebro does not appear.

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

Top review

8/10

X-Men

With Matthew Vaughn at the helm, X-Men: First Class is a classy, fun time that brings the best out of it's strong cast. The action scenes and dialogue pop with a ferocity, and breaths life into a incredibly engaging storyline.

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Release date
- June 3, 2011 (Finland)
Countries of origin
- United States
- United Kingdom
Official sites
- Official Facebook
- Official site
Languages
Also known as
- X-Men: First Class
Filming locations
- Englefield House, Theale, Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
Production companies
See more company credits at IMDbPro

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

See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

Runtime
- 2h 11min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1

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