X-Men: Apocalypse

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X-Men: Apocalypse

PG-13

2016

2h 23m

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Adventure

Fantasy

Sci-Fi

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Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful mutant. Awakening after thousands of years, he recruits the disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and other mutants to create a new world order. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) lead a team of young X-Men to stop their seemingly invincible nemesis from destroying mankind.

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Critics Consensus

Overloaded action and a cliched villain take the focus away from otherwise strong performers and resonant themes, making X-Men: Apocalypse a middling chapter of the venerable superhero franchise.

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Ariana Vives

Bitch Media

Feb 10, 2021

It wasn't terrible, and I don't think it entirely deserves its dismal 47 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. But it should serve as a wake-up call regarding the franchise's future direction.

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Antonia Quirke

Financial Times

Dec 27, 2016

3/5

The set-up is sometimes quite intriguing. Especially when it features Michael Fassbender as Magneto (massively magnetic).

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

Nov 8, 2016

Compared to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (a convoluted snore) or Captain America: Civil War (bombastic and contrived) X-Men: Apocalypse is the one that's worth the price of admission.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Jul 19, 2023

6/10

Much of the film is spent either reminding and recalling previous events in other films, or foreshadowing events that are due to happen in a future sequel. The sheer quantity of character threads fracture the film’s structure.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 20, 2022

3/5

It’s hard to ignore how the film turns a blind eye to several glaring plot problems. I mean am I silly to think they might address the 10 million people killed when a city is leveled?

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Apr 15, 2022

2.5/4

If there's one characteristic that sets the X-Men franchise apart from the MCU, its how rarely the films remain true to the comics, both in their storylines and characters.

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stephenpaul C

@ash20261234567890 4 days ago

The worldwide gross is $543,934,105.00.

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Kurt D

@Trickydeez28 Sep 9, 2026

Definitely the most underrated X-men movie

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 7, 2026

X-Men: Apocalypse = a *3* star movie!

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James W

@toastguy Aug 21, 2026

It’s redeemed by one scene how good can a movie be if it’s redeemed by one scene

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Gabriel K

@GabeKnowMovies Aug 7, 2026

I don’t understand all the hate this movie gets. While it definitely has its problems and the story is pretty generic, it’s not horrible. The performances are great, the writing is where it falls flat.

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Jane C

@JaneConquest Aug 6, 2026

What’s not to like?

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Synopsis

Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful mutant. Awakening after thousands of years, he recruits the disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and other mutants to create a new world order. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) lead a team of young X-Men to stop their seemingly invincible nemesis from destroying mankind.

Director: Bryan Singer
Producer: Simon Kinberg, Bryan Singer, Hutch Parker, Lauren Shuler Donner
Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Marvel Entertainment, Kinberg Genre, Bad Hat Harry, Twentieth Century Fox, Donners' Company, TSG Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Action and Destruction|Sequences of Violence|Some Suggestive Images)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 27, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 9, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $155.0M
Runtime: 2h 23m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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