The Avengers
Family FavoritePG-13

The Avengers

Some assembly required.

2012 • 143 min • Science Fiction · Action · Adventure

Synopsis

When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!

Our family guide

Best from age 10
95
Movie Knight Score
39072 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 12 · 75%
  • 81 Audience · 39060 · 25%

Earth’s mightiest heroes assemble to defend the planet from an alien invasion led by Loki. This action-packed adventure features a team of superheroes uniting their unique abilities to save humanity from a global threat.

Violence & peril
7/10
Language
2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
1/10
Romance & sensuality
1/10
Scary moments
5/10

Heads up

  • Extensive battle sequences
  • Some intense moments with alien invaders

What it models well

  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Sacrifice for the greater good
  • Responsibility and leadership

Talk about it after

  • What does it mean to be a hero?
  • The importance of working together
  • Handling conflict and disagreements

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Top billed cast

Director: Joss Whedon • Crew: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn, Joss Whedon

Trailers & clips

Avengers Assemble Against the Chitauri - Official Clip

Recreating The Avengers' Shawarma | Dish Up Disney

Avengers Eating Sharawma - Post Credit Official Clip

There Was An Idea... - Official Clip

Assembling the Lakota

All the Facts - Disney+ Deets

TV Spot 12

TV Spot 10

Reviewer notes

Recommended

When you have a bunch of flashy superheroes fighting supernatural, extraterrestrial villains from another dimension, it can get pretty hard to highlight each of their strengths, but Marvel pulled it off with this one!

Recommended

Wonderful movie to watch if you want to be entertained and not think about the plot too much.

Recommended

Definitely the greatest superhero movie of all time. Marvel has set the bar high with this one and so far, they're doing a good job of keeping up with that despite not being able to raise it higher!

Recommended

Perfect casting! You can really see and feel that the actors have great chemistry both in and out of their characters.

Recommended

I found it creative of Marvel to introduce each character one by one. It really set the tone and had me looking forward to what's gonna happen.

Recommended

The Avengers is a dream movie come true for superhero fans with its group of extremely talented actors and epic champions, to create an action- packed movie with hilarious banter laced in between scenes. I love how each of the actors and actresses has portrayed each of the roles they were given.

Recommended

Everything that's happening, the things that are about to come to light, people might just need a little old fashioned. The Avengers (AKA: Avengers Assemble) is written and directed by Joss Whedon, with Zak Penn co-writing the story. It stars Robert Downey Junior, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddlestone, Clark Gregg, Samuel L.…

Recommended

I give this 10 Stars based on it being not only better than the trailer and the hype made me thing it would be, but also that it was the first time anything the size and scope of the Marvel Cinematic universe was pulled off successfully. Having Joss direct this movie lives and dies on character interaction. This movie is on the definitive list in my opinion even just for that.

Recommended

One of the few movies to actually make me feel like a kid again, Joss Whedon was the perfect filmmaker to do this film. Everyone gets their time to shine. The script juggles every plot point and character moment with clarity and ease. It's funny, smart, and visually jaw dropping. Definitely lived up to the five movie hype.

Recommended

After the recent disappointments from Marvel, notably Thor and the abysmal second instalment of Ghost Rider, this was a pleasant experience. The special effects are dazzling, the plot is acceptable and the heroes are not making total idiots out of themselves just because the director wanted some “depth” to their characters. Sure there is a little bickering in between them but not too much to distract from the fun.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

**A long format review from 2012** My new favourite Marvel Cinematic Universe film, undoubtedly! Order goes thusly; 1. The Avengers 2. Iron Man 3. Thor 4. Captain America 5. Iron Man 2 6. The Incredible Hulk I had the privilege of going to Sydney and watching this almost a full three weeks before it’s American release, in a special advance screening for fans and a handful of critics.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

With a movie like this you wonder how all of the otherwise, main characters will work together and support the story. No problems here. While as might be expected, R. Downey Jr. comes across largely central, it is still a good mix and IMHO the best scenes in the movie involve the generated Hulk character.…

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Details

TMDB audience
8.1/10 (39,060)
Age rating
PG-13
Status
Released
Budget
$220,000,000
Box office
$1,518,815,515
Franchise
The Avengers Collection
Official site
www.marvel.com

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