
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Only the strong will survive.
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X-Men: Apocalypse rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
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
as Professor Charles Xavier

Michael Fassbender
as Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Jennifer Lawrence
as Raven / Mystique

Nicholas Hoult
as Hank McCoy / Beast

Oscar Isaac
as En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse

Rose Byrne
as Moira MacTaggert

Evan Peters
as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver

Josh Helman
as Col. William Stryker

Sophie Turner
as Jean Grey

Tye Sheridan
as Scott Summers / Cyclops

Lucas Till
as Alex Summers / Havok

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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