
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Destiny arrives all the same.
Avengers: Infinity War rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.4/10 on IMDb and 68/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Avengers: Infinity War
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
Cast of Avengers: Infinity War

Robert Downey Jr.
as Tony Stark / Iron Man

Chris Evans
as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Chris Hemsworth
as Thor

Josh Brolin
as Thanos

Mark Ruffalo
as Bruce Banner / Hulk

Scarlett Johansson
as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

Don Cheadle
as James Rhodes / War Machine

Benedict Cumberbatch
as Doctor Strange

Tom Holland
as Peter Parker / Spider-Man

Chadwick Boseman
as T'Challa / Black Panther

Zoe Saldaña
as Gamora

Karen Gillan
as Nebula
Avengers: Infinity War facts
- Budget
- $300M
- Box office
- $2.1B
- Collection
- The Avengers Collection
Our take on Avengers: Infinity War
Joe Russo's 2018 blockbuster gathers years of Marvel storylines into a single confrontation, pitting the assembled Avengers against Thanos, a warlord bent on collecting the six Infinity Stones and bending reality to his will. As action-adventure science fiction, it leans hard on scale, crosscutting between scattered heroes and cosmic stakes rather than a single arc. It rewards viewers already invested in this universe, since much of its weight comes from characters you've followed across earlier films. Newcomers may find the sprawling cast disorienting, but fans of large-scale superhero spectacle and villains with genuine conviction will find plenty to chew on. Come knowing this is only half a story.
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •cosmic scale elevates stakes beyond typical superhero formula
- •character complexity deepens through unexpected narrative choices and betrayals
- •visual effects showcase stunning alien worlds and battlefield destruction
What the audience disliked
- •cliffhanger ending alienates viewers seeking satisfying closure
- •massive cast creates uneven character focus and development time
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