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The Avengers

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
1.6M
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
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Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Lou Ferrigno, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, and Chris Hemsworth in The Avengers (2012)
Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. brings together a team of super humans to form The Avengers to help save the Earth from Loki and his army.
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Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

  • Director
    • Joss Whedon
  • Writers
    • Joss Whedon
    • Zak Penn
  • Stars
    • Robert Downey Jr.
    • Chris Evans
    • Scarlett Johansson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    1.6M
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    193
    42
    • Director
      • Joss Whedon
    • Writers
      • Joss Whedon
      • Zak Penn
    • Stars
      • Robert Downey Jr.
      • Chris Evans
      • Scarlett Johansson
    • 2.2KUser reviews
    • 421Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 43 wins & 81 nominations total

    Videos59

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    Trailer 1:02
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    Trailer 2:30
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    Trailer 2:23
    International #2
    Extended Super Bowl Spot
    Trailer 1:02
    Extended Super Bowl Spot
    Super Bowl Spot
    Trailer 0:34
    Super Bowl Spot
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    Trailer 0:13
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    Photos578

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    Top Cast99+

    Robert Downey Jr.
    Robert Downey Jr.
    • Tony Stark…
    Chris Evans
    Chris Evans
    • Steve Rogers…
    Scarlett Johansson
    Scarlett Johansson
    • Natasha Romanoff…
    Mark Ruffalo
    Mark Ruffalo
    • Bruce Banner…
    Chris Hemsworth
    Chris Hemsworth
    • Thor
    Jeremy Renner
    Jeremy Renner
    • Clint Barton…
    Tom Hiddleston
    Tom Hiddleston
    • Loki
    Clark Gregg
    Clark Gregg
    • Agent Phil Coulson
    Cobie Smulders
    Cobie Smulders
    • Agent Maria Hill
    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Selvig
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Samuel L. Jackson
    • Nick Fury
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    Gwyneth Paltrow
    • Pepper Potts
    Paul Bettany
    Paul Bettany
    • Jarvis
    • (voice)
    Alexis Denisof
    Alexis Denisof
    • The Other
    Tina Benko
    Tina Benko
    • NASA Scientist
    Jerzy Skolimowski
    Jerzy Skolimowski
    • Georgi Luchkov
    Kirill Nikiforov
    Kirill Nikiforov
    • Weaselly Thug
    Jeff Wolfe
    Jeff Wolfe
    • Tall Thug
    • Director
      • Joss Whedon
    • Writers
      • Joss Whedon
      • Zak Penn
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Robert Downey Jr. kept food hidden all over the lab set, and apparently nobody could find where it was, so they just let him continue doing it. In the movie, that's his actual food he's offering, and when he was eating, it wasn't scripted, he was just hungry.
    • Goofs
      (at around 1h 22 mins) When the helicarrier starts to go down, Nick Fury tells Iron Man, "Stark, we're losing altitude," and display inside Iron Man's faceplate is counting down from about 15,000 feet. A few minutes later when Fury glances at a display on the bridge, it is counting down from 18,000 feet.
    • Quotes
      • Steve Rogers: Thor, what's his play?
      • Thor: He has an army, called the Chitauri. They're not of Asgard or any world known. He means to lead them against your people. They will win him the Earth. In return, I suspect, for the Tesseract.
      • Steve Rogers: An army. From outer space.
      • Bruce Banner: So he's building another portal. That's what he needs Erik Selvig for.
      • Thor: Selvig?
      • Bruce Banner: He's an astrophysicist.
      • Thor: He's a friend.
      • Natasha Romanoff: Loki has them under some kind of spell. Along with one of ours.
      • Steve Rogers: I wanna know why Loki let us take him. He's not leading an army from here.
      • Bruce Banner: I don't think we should be focusing on Loki. That guy's brain is a bag full of cats. You can smell crazy on him.
      • Thor: Have a care how you speak! Loki is beyond reason, but he is of Asgard and he is my brother!
      • Natasha Romanoff: He killed eighty people in two days.
      • Thor: He's adopted.
    • Crazy credits
      SPOILER: There is a scene part way through credits: Marvel Character Thanos appears with The Other by his side. They are both looking down on Planet Earth with Thanos smiling, stating that they underestimated Earth.
    • Alternate versions
      The scene where Loki stabs Agent Coulson exists in two versions. The original version shows the weapon piercing Coulson's body, the cut version does not. In various territories (Germany, Switzerland, Russia, United Kingdom and Ireland), the cut scene was used for the DVD release (why this was done i.e. for the German release is unknown, since it would not have changed the rating).
    • Connections
      Edited into Avengers: Endgame (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      String Quartet No. 13 in a Minor 'Rosamunde' D804
      Written by Franz Schubert
      Performed by The Takács Quartet
      Courtesy of Hyperion Records Ltd.

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    FAQ24

    • A waitress appears several times towards the end and even has lines where she says she would thank Captain America for saving her life. Who is she?
    • What is "The Avengers" about?
    • Is "The Avengers" based on a book??

    Details

    • Release date
      • May 4, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Avengers: Los Vengadores
    • Filming locations
      • East 9th St, Cleveland, Ohio, USA(Explosions/fights on New York City street scenes and fights with aliens and Captain America/Thor)
    • Production companies
      • Marvel Studios
      • Paramount Pictures
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $220,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $623,357,910
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $207,438,708
      • May 6, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,520,538,536
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 23m(143 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • SDDS
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Auro 11.1
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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