The Avengers (2012)

The Avengers rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8/10· 1.6M votes

Rotten Tomatoes91%

Metacritic69%

TMDb8.032/10· 38K votes

With 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8/10 on IMDb and 69/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About The Avengers

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

Cast of The Avengers

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  Robert Downey Jr.

  as Tony Stark / Iron Man

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  Chris Evans

  as Steve Rogers / Captain America

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  Mark Ruffalo

  as Bruce Banner / The Hulk

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  Chris Hemsworth

  as Thor

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  Scarlett Johansson

  as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

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  Jeremy Renner

  as Clint Barton / Hawkeye

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  Tom Hiddleston

  as Loki

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  Clark Gregg

  as Agent Phil Coulson

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  Cobie Smulders

  as Agent Maria Hill

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  Stellan Skarsgård

  as Selvig

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  Samuel L. Jackson

  as Nick Fury

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  Gwyneth Paltrow

  as Pepper Potts

The Avengers facts

Budget

$220M

Box office

$1.5B

Collection

The Avengers Collection

Our take on The Avengers

Joss Whedon's action-adventure with a science-fiction backbone assembles a team of heroes when an unexpected enemy threatens global safety. Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D., realizes no single figure can pull the world back from the brink, so a daring, globe-spanning recruitment effort begins. The pleasure here is the group dynamic: clashing egos forced to cooperate, brisk humor between the set pieces, and a large-scale threat that gives everyone a reason to fight together. It's crowd-pleasing spectacle built for momentum rather than introspection. It suits viewers who want an energetic ensemble blockbuster and enjoy watching distinct personalities learn to function as one team.