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The Wolverine

  • 20132013
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 2h 6m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
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Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
In modern day Japan, Wolverine is out of his depth in an unknown world as he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.
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Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
463K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,993
493
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • James Mangold
    • Writers
      • Mark Bomback(screenplay)
      • Scott Frank(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Will Yun Lee
      • Tao Okamoto
    Top credits
    • Director
      • James Mangold
    • Writers
      • Mark Bomback(screenplay)
      • Scott Frank(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Hugh Jackman
      • Will Yun Lee
      • Tao Okamoto
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 683User reviews
    • 472Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos11

    International Trailer
    Trailer 2:41
    International Trailer
    Second Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
    Second Trailer
    CinemaCon Footage
    Trailer 0:56
    CinemaCon Footage
    First Trailer
    Trailer 1:57
    First Trailer
    Second Teaser
    Trailer 0:19
    Second Teaser
    Teaser
    Trailer 0:07
    Teaser
    What Roles Has Hugh Jackman Been Considered For?
    Clip 4:16
    What Roles Has Hugh Jackman Been Considered For?
    A Conversation With Hugh Jackman
    Featurette 1:33
    A Conversation With Hugh Jackman
    Motion Poster
    Promo 0:10
    Motion Poster
    Who Was Almost Cast in 'X-Men'?
    Video 3:19
    Who Was Almost Cast in 'X-Men'?
    The Evolution of Wolverine
    Video 1:26
    The Evolution of Wolverine

    Photos116

    Rila Fukushima in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman and Svetlana Khodchenkova in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman and Tao Okamoto in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
    Rila Fukushima in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman and Rila Fukushima in The Wolverine (2013)
    Rila Fukushima in The Wolverine (2013)
    Svetlana Khodchenkova in The Wolverine (2013)
    Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)

    Top cast

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    Hugh Jackman
    Hugh Jackman
    • Logan
    Will Yun Lee
    Will Yun Lee
    • Harada
    Tao Okamoto
    Tao Okamoto
    • Mariko
    Rila Fukushima
    Rila Fukushima
    • Yukio
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    Hiroyuki Sanada
    • Shingen
    Svetlana Khodchenkova
    Svetlana Khodchenkova
    • Viper
    Brian Tee
    Brian Tee
    • Noburo
    Hal Yamanouchi
    Hal Yamanouchi
    • Yashida
    • (as Haruhiko Yamanouchi)
    Ken Yamamura
    Ken Yamamura
    • Young Yashida
    Famke Janssen
    Famke Janssen
    • Jean Grey
    Nobutaka Aoyagi
    • Security
    Seiji Funamoto
    • Servant
    Shinji Ikefuji
    Shinji Ikefuji
    • Pock-Face
    Qyoko Kudo
    Qyoko Kudo
    • Aya
    Nobuaki Kakuda
    • Buddhist Priest
    Chiharu Mizuno
    • Old Woman
    Takao Kinoshita
    • Fruit Cart Vendor
    • (as Takao Kimoshita)
    Conrad Coleby
    Conrad Coleby
    • Red Beard
    • Director
      • James Mangold
    • Writers
      • Mark Bomback(screenplay)
      • Scott Frank(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Hugh Jackman said that for his shirtless scenes in this movie, he wanted to look "as ripped and cut as possible." So he adopted a dehydration diet (used in bodybuilding) where he did not consume any liquid for thirty-six hours before filming his shirtless shots. He said it made him feel "headachy" and faint, but he was pleased with the results, as dehydrating tightened everything up, and gave him the exaggerated muscle definition and vascularity that he wanted to show in his shirtless scenes.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 24 mins) When Logan is pulling the X-ray machine up his body, an X-ray of his legs is shown. In this X-ray, he has no knee caps.
    • Quotes

      [Logan throws Noburo off the balcony of his condominium... into a swimming pool]

      Yukio: How did you know there's a pool down there?

      Logan: I didn't.

    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: There is a scene in the closing credits: as Wolverine enters an airport security check, he comes face to face with Magneto and Professor X, who request his assistance for a new threat to mutants. This leads into X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014).
    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a 3D version.
    • Connections
      Edited into X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Requiem KV 626 - Sequentia Rex Tremendae
      Written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

      Courtesy of Crucial Music Corporation

    User reviews683

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    Top review
    7/10
    Worthy successor
    I didn't much care for X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Hugh Jackman still was, and always will be, a brilliant Wolverine, but the other characters felt lackluster, the villain was weak and the storyline didn't fit well with the other X-Men movies. It didn't have the same feel.

    For some time it seemed that the poor critical performances of both that and X-Men 3 would mean there would be no more movies with Wolverine in them, at least in a leading role. Luckily, the film makers decided to do one more and if this particular movie is going to be the last one, I for one can move on happy with what I got.

    The Wolverine is a movie that works both as a continuation of the X-Men storyline, as well as a standalone movie. The focus is kept heavily on Hugh Jackman, which works for the movie's advantage. There are some callbacks to the events of the trilogy, but as a whole I think this film could have worked just as well without them, if not better, as they are a bit distracting from time to time. But most of the time the focus is on where it should be. In this movie Logan travels to Japan in order to meet an old acquaintance, who wants to settle old scores before his demise. In Japan we get some gorgeous scenery, nice atmosphere, intriguing settings, believable characters, all that good stuff.

    I especially liked Tao Okamoto's character Mariko, the granddaughter of Wolverine's old friend. Jackman and Okamoto have brilliant chemistry together and when the movie slows down during the second act to give them time to simply interact with one another, it feels justified. Usually that kind of slowing down in an action movie feels boring and unneeded, even sappy, but here it works because the actors have the skills to pull it off. Which is a great thing, because it gives the movie more depth and we get a chance to know Wolverine in a new way that the Origins movie tried to reach, but never could because of its lack of emotional maturity.

    Unfortunately this film has one major flaw and that is the unbelievably weak villain, known as Viper. Her actress, Svetlana Khodchenkova, just doesn't have the screen presence or acting skills to give the character any memorable attributes. She merely stands there, struts around in her skintight suit and spouts the dialogue. That's it. Sure part of that is poor writing, but it's still rather jarring because the two main protagonists are so damn good. If only the villain had been as good, this could easily have been one of the best Marvel movies yet made.

    As it is, it's still fine. The two main characters are very good, most of the side characters do a good job as well, the action works wonderfully, the Japanese setting gives the film a nice coating of majesty and even the story, while nothing that extraordinary, functions well enough for us to enjoy it. The villain is weak, very weak in fact, which keeps the film from being great, but you can overlook it and focus on the good stuff.
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    • Feb 14, 2014

    FAQ12

    • What is 'The Wolverine' about?
    • Is this film based on a specific Wolverine story?
    • How exactly does this film relate to the 1982 comic-book miniseries?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 2013 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • United Kingdom
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Wolverine 2
    • Filming locations
      • Omishima Island, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Marvel Entertainment
      • Donners' Company
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $120,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $132,556,852
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $53,113,752
      • Jul 28, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $414,828,246
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 6 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Atmos
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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