X-Men: Apocalypse

"Only the strong will survive."

2016 2h 24m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 14,172

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

“Only the strong will survive.”

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Cast

James McAvoy
Professor Charles Xavier
Michael Fassbender
Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto
Jennifer Lawrence
Raven / Mystique
Nicholas Hoult
Hank McCoy / Beast
Oscar Isaac
En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
Rose Byrne
Moira MacTaggert
Evan Peters
Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver
Josh Helman
Col. William Stryker

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Bryan Singer
Writers: Bryan Singer, Dan Harris, Simon Kinberg
Languages: Arabic, English, German, Polish, Russian, Swahili
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$178M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Arabic, English, German, Polish, Russian, Swahili.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "X-Men Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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6 / 8

CAST

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228+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Bryan Singer, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Bryan Singer directs. Newton Thomas Sigel behind the camera. John Ottman scores. John Ottman cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, German, Polish, Russian, Swahili.

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Things worth knowing

1$178M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
3Released 10 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 6 languages: Arabic, English, German, Polish, Russian, Swahili.
5Part of the "X-Men Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6228+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Bryan Singer, shot by Newton Thomas Sigel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by John Ottman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor John Ottman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "Only the strong will survive.".
12IMDB entry: tt3385516 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1314,172 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 14 themes, including "egypt", "hero", "superhero", "mutant".
15Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel
Original score: John Ottman
Editing: John Ottman
Production design: Grant Major
Makeup / hair: Félix Larivière
VFX supervisor: Nicolas Chevallier
Sound: Lee Gilmore
Runtime: 144 min · 2h 24m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $178,000,000
Box office: $543,934,787
Return: 306% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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X-Men Collection

A superhero film series about a team of mutant superheroes based on the Marvel Comics superheroes of the same name.

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Bryan Singer

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Austin Singleton2016-08-11
Not really a step forward in the X-Men franchise. Read my full review here. http://www.hweird1reviews.com/allreviews/x-men-apocalypse-review
Gimly2016-09-08
★ 5/10
Though far from the worst X-Men film, Apocalypse was still a disappointment, because until this entry, every Bryan Singer X-Men film had been excellent. Apocalypse is a far cry from terrible, but it is underwhelming given Singer's history, as well as in and of itself. Certain actors, who shall remain Jennifer Lawrence, were completely checked out in this instalment. The CGI was often so bad it was confronting, even in the climax of the film. Apocalypse's plan was plot-hole-y and underdeveloped, and not all of the new characters hit it out of the park. There was still a lot to like here though. Some of the newer costumes were neat, and a lot of the side-plots had me very intrigued. Fassbender and McAvoy are excellent as always. It's certainly not a failure amongst the likes of, for example, X-Men: The Last Stand. Which was a good callout in Apocalypse. Another thing I enjoyed. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.
Reno2016-10-24
★ 5/10
Another ancient power was awoken and blah blah blah. I have seen almost all the superhero films of the recent time, but this is the franchise I never liked. I'm sorry to say that, but that's the truth. The 'X-Men' series never made me sense, particularly to say it from the Marvel comics is a disappointment. When it comes to 'Wolverine', my opinion is different, because I loved those films. Hugh Jackman as Logan is the only 'X-Men' I love, so like usual this is another waste of time from its series to me. I even enjoyed the recently rebooted 'Fantastic Four', but not this one. There's nothing new in the story, it's the same plot stolen from the different films. Like an ancient force is awoken who tries to rule the world by destroying everything created so far by the humans. So the mutants join hands to bring him down and we know what happens at the end. Apart from the vfx, this is very boring film and 150 minutes runtime was another lengthy joke that you never laugh. Not just me, many people, even 'X-Men' fans showed displeasure over this film. That means, Bryan Singer's stint with the franchise is pretty much over. So they will going to bring a new one and that's another disappointment, because I don't know how long they're going to drag this series. End it already. Anyway, like I said I never was or will be this universe fan, so I don't care much, rather I just give them a try when they get released and obviously I'm to end in regret watching. Instead, I'm looking forward to the final 'Wolverine' film with Hugh Jackman. 5/10