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The Avengers

2012

Joss Whedon

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth ...

6.9

82,129

Fantasy. Action. Sci-Fi Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will need all their powers to save the world from disaster.

	Author	Review
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"Like a superior, state-of-the-art model built from reconstituted parts, Joss Whedon's buoyant, witty and robustly entertaining superhero smash-up is escapism of a sophisticated order"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"All hail Joss Whedon, the warrior king of this dizzying, dazzling 3D action epic. 'The Avengers' is 'Transformers' with a brain, a heart and a working sense of humor (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"Whedon pulls off a stunning feat in bringing balance to this superhuman circus, engineered to charm the geek core and non-fans alike"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'The Avengers' gives us much, much more of the same (...) It provides its fans with exactly what they desire. Whether it is exactly what they deserve is arguable (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	James White Empire	"'The Avengers' have been assembled and, for the most part, they fit together superbly. A joyous blend of heroism and humour that raises the stakes even as it maintains a firm grip on what makes the individual heroes tick (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"Fanboy heaven (...) This film is stylish, intelligent and, one hopes, influential on the next generation of superhero movies; it should leave a lasting legacy (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
Spain	FilmAffinity	Box Office: The Avengers" opened with a $200.3 million dollar in its first weekend -- the biggest domestic debut ever in USA.	DIS

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