X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

Only the strong will survive.

Release:2016
Runtime:2h 24m
Country:United States
Director:Bryan Singer
Language:English

Genre

ActionFantasyScience Fiction
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Keywords

egyptherosuperheroMutantBased On ComicSequelSuperhumanSuper Power

X-Men: Apocalypse rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.8/10· 492K votes
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic52%
TMDb6.525/10· 14K votes

With 47% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.8/10 on IMDb and 52/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About X-Men: Apocalypse

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Cast of X-Men: Apocalypse

  • James McAvoy

    James McAvoy

    as Professor Charles Xavier

  • Michael Fassbender

    Michael Fassbender

    as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

  • Jennifer Lawrence

    Jennifer Lawrence

    as Raven / Mystique

  • Nicholas Hoult

    Nicholas Hoult

    as Hank McCoy / Beast

  • Oscar Isaac

    Oscar Isaac

    as En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse

  • Rose Byrne

    Rose Byrne

    as Moira MacTaggert

  • Evan Peters

    Evan Peters

    as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver

  • Josh Helman

    Josh Helman

    as Col. William Stryker

  • Sophie Turner

    Sophie Turner

    as Jean Grey

  • Tye Sheridan

    Tye Sheridan

    as Scott Summers / Cyclops

  • Lucas Till

    Lucas Till

    as Alex Summers / Havok

  • Kodi Smit-McPhee

    Kodi Smit-McPhee

    as Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler

X-Men: Apocalypse facts

Budget
$178M
Box office
$543.9M
Collection
X-Men Collection

Our take on X-Men: Apocalypse

Bryan Singer's 2016 chapter pits the mutants against an ancient, near-omnipotent adversary. When the world's first mutant, the world-destroyer Apocalypse, re-emerges with a plan to wipe out humankind, the X-Men must set aside their differences and unite to stop an extinction-level threat. Singer works on a vast, effects-heavy canvas, staging superpowered spectacle while threading in the younger versions of familiar heroes wrestling with their place in a fearful world. It suits viewers who enjoy large-scale comic-book action, apocalyptic stakes and an ensemble of evolving mutant characters, and slots most comfortably into the ongoing saga for those already following this timeline. Ambitious in scope, it aims squarely for spectacle.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

  • 1980s comic book action sequences deliver visual spectacle
  • Ensemble cast brings energy to heroic team dynamics
  • Post-credits scene rewards attentive franchise followers

What the audience disliked

  • Plot structure feels overstuffed with multiple character arcs
  • Villain motivation lacks coherent philosophical articulation
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