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Name: Thor: The Dark World
Director: Alan Taylor
Genre: action, adventure, fantasy
Released: 2013
Duration: 1 h 52 min
Rating: 6.7

Thor: The Dark World has an iRankMovies score of 64.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Delve into the darkness.

Release:2013

Runtime:1h 52m

Country:United States

Director:Alan Taylor

Language:English

Genre

ActionAdventureFantasy

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Keywords

superheroBased On ComicHostile TakeoverNorse MythologyAftercreditsstingerDuringcreditsstingerMarvel Cinematic Universe McuMythological Place

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Thor: The Dark World rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 776K votes

Rotten Tomatoes67%

Metacritic54%

TMDb6.5/10· 18K votes

With 67% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 54/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been mixed.

About Thor: The Dark World

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Cast of Thor: The Dark World

Chris Hemsworth
as Thor
Natalie Portman
as Jane Foster
Tom Hiddleston
as Loki
Christopher Eccleston
as Malekith
Anthony Hopkins
as Odin
Jaimie Alexander
as Sif
Zachary Levi
as Fandral
Ray Stevenson
as Volstagg
Tadanobu Asano
as Hogun
Idris Elba
as Heimdall
Rene Russo
as Frigga
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje
as Algrim / Kurse

Thor: The Dark World facts

Budget: $170M
Box office: $644.8M
Collection: Thor Collection

Our take on Thor: The Dark World

Directed by Alan Taylor, this 2013 fantasy adventure sends the god of thunder beyond Asgard as an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith threatens to drag the universe back into darkness. Facing a foe that even Odin cannot withstand, Thor reunites with Jane Foster and confronts a peril more personal than any before. The film leans into cosmic scale and mythic stakes while keeping a streak of humor, functioning as a bridge in a larger saga rather than a self-contained tale. It suits viewers already invested in this superhero universe who want spectacle, otherworldly settings and a hero pushed toward sacrifice. Newcomers may find the mythology dense.

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