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Name: Dark Phoenix
Director: Simon Kinberg
Genre: action, adventure, science-fiction
Released: 2019
Duration: 1 h 54 min
Rating: 5.7

Dark Phoenix has an iRankMovies score of 45.2/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Dark Phoenix (2019)

A Phoenix will rise. The X-Men will fall.

Release:2019

Runtime:1h 54m

Country:United States

Director:Simon Kinberg

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureScience Fiction

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Keywords

superhero MutantTelekinesisBased On ComicSuperhero TeamHostile1990sCosmic

iRank45

Dark Phoenix rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb5.7/10· 227K votes

Rotten Tomatoes22%

Metacritic43%

TMDb5.967/10· 7K votes

With 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 5.7/10 on IMDb and 43/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Dark Phoenix

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

Cast of Dark Phoenix

Sophie Turner
as Jean Grey / Dark Phoenix
James McAvoy
as Charles Xavier / Professor X
Nicholas Hoult
as Hank McCoy / Beast
Tye Sheridan
as Scott Summers / Cyclops
Michael Fassbender
as Erik Lensherr / Magneto
Alexandra Shipp
as Ororo Munroe / Storm
Evan Peters
as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
Jessica Chastain
as Vuk
Kodi Smit-McPhee
as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler
Jennifer Lawrence
as Raven Darkholme / Mystique
Scott Shepherd
as Dr. John Grey
Ato Essandoh
as Jones

Dark Phoenix facts

Budget: $200M
Box office: $252.4M
Collection: X-Men Collection

Our take on Dark Phoenix

Simon Kinberg's 2019 entry in the X-Men saga pits the mutant team against one of their own when Jean Grey begins to lose control. During a rescue mission in outer space she is nearly killed by a mysterious cosmic force that not only amplifies her powers immensely but leaves her dangerously unstable. As Jean's abilities threaten everyone around her, the X-Men must decide whether to save her or stop her, while aliens seek to exploit her new strength to seize the galaxy. This action, adventure and science-fiction chapter centres on internal conflict and cosmic scale, suiting viewers invested in the team's relationships who want a darker, character-driven turn.

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