The Avengers 1998

The Avengers

Critics Consensus

A TV spinoff that lacks enough energy to spin, The Avengers is an ineptly written, woefully miscast disaster.

5%

TOMATOMETER

Total Count: 82

15%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 42,960

You might also like

Where to watch

Show all services

Rate And Review

User image

Verified

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Step 2 of 2

    How did you buy your ticket?

    Let's get your review verified.

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

    You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket.

  • User image

    Super Reviewer

    Rate this movie

    Oof, that was Rotten.

    Meh, it passed the time.

    It’s good – I’d recommend it.

    Awesome!

    So Fresh: Absolute Must See!

    What did you think of the movie? (optional)

  • How did you buy your ticket?

    • Fandango

    • AMCTheatres.com or AMC AppNew

    • Cinemark Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Regal Coming Soon

      We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

    • Theater box office or somewhere else

    By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie.

The Avengers Photos

View All Photos (10)

Movie Info

A charismatic evil genius named Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery) discovers a way to harness the weather and utilize it as a weapon against London and the world at large. The posh and droll combo of secret agents John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) are on the case. But then Peel is implicated in the sabotage of a government scientific experiment. Steed and Peel try to clear her name, while also trying to stop de Wynter for good.
  • Rating:
    PG-13
  • Genre:
    adventure
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Jeremiah S. Chechik
  • Producer:
    Jerry Weintraub
  • Release Date (Streaming):
  • Box Office (Gross USA):
    $23.4M
  • Runtime:
  • Production Co:
    Warner Brothers
  • Sound Mix:
    SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

Cast & Crew

Ralph Fiennes
John Steed
Uma Thurman
Emma Peel
Sean Connery
Sir August de Wynter
Patrick Macnee
Invisible Jones
Voice
Jim Broadbent
Mother
Fiona Shaw
Father
Eddie Izzard
Bailey
Eileen Atkins
Alice
John Wood
Trubshaw
Carmen Ejogo
Brenda
Jeremiah S. Chechik
Director
Sydney Newman
Writer
Don MacPherson
Writer
Susan Ekins
Executive Producer
Jerry Weintraub
Producer
Laurie Johnson
Original Music
Joel McNeely
Original Music
Roger Pratt
Cinematographer
Mick Audsley
Film Editor
Susie Figgis
Casting
Show all Cast & Crew

News & Interviews for The Avengers

5 Ways Marvel Fans Win with Disney-Fox Deal
10 Beloved TV Shows That Were Made Into Awful Movies
24 Grooviest Adaptations of ’60s TV
View All

Critic Reviews for The Avengers

All Critics (82) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (78)

View All Critic Reviews (82)

Audience Reviews for The Avengers

  • Oct 18, 2012
    One of my childhood movies, boring for most but a guilty pleasure of mine.
    Andreia C Super Reviewer
  • Jul 13, 2011
    The initial opening offers an intriguing spy film but everything after is a weird hybrid of exposition and tea inclusion. I can't fault the actors who seem to be doing the best with what they are handed, the overall tone might have worked if the filmmakers knew where they were taking the film. The first 30 minutes are okay, setting the scene for the oddball world here and if it was to continue with this story, it may have worked. The film takes a turn with the introduction of Sean Connery, not a bad choice for the villain but he is very one dimensional. The teddy bear scene is quite inspired but this is a prime example of a hybrid weirdness that doesn't float well, the film is lost within its own ambitions, maybe atudio interference. I have heard that the film was cut heavily and you can't fault the director if the studio abandoned the filmmaker, if it was terrible and left alone by the studio, by all means we throw blame at the director. The film is cut badly and shifts all around the place and is another Warner Bros tv remake that is terrible, Wild Wild West is about on par and never captures the campiness it needed to succeed. Fingers crossed for a longer directors cut in the future. 18-09-2017.
    Brendan N Super Reviewer
  • Jun 08, 2010
    Yes the plotline is absolutely rediculous and Uma Thurmons acting is terrible as well as her costumes but guess who else is in this movie...RALPH FIENNES! and He can NEVER make a movie bad. He saves them majority of the time. Now he's done it again with smooth moves and wonderful wordrobe. O how I love him. Such class one can only pray to see a glimps of him any man today...sigh.
    Morgan S Super Reviewer
  • Feb 03, 2010
    When evil reigns, only one team can weather the storm. Pretty bad movie! Take my word for it, there is nothing in "The Avengers" for you to get. It is not clever, its not some high concept parody, its just a really, REALLY badly written, acted, and directed movie that I doubt anyone on the production team was happy with after it had been finished. NOT recommended! British Ministry secret agent John Steed, teams up with Emma Peel to stop Sir August De Wynter from destroying the world with a weather changing machine. They are called in to investigate Prospero, a plot to blackmail Britain by controlling the weather. Emma Peel is suspected of being involved but it is discovered that she has a double who works for the real baddie, Sir August de Wynter. He threatens to freeze Britain, at one point unleashing a blizzard on Trafalgar Sqaure.
    Manu G Super Reviewer
See all Audience reviews

The Avengers Quotes

There are no approved quotes yet for this movie.

Movie & TV guides