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The Avengers

Loki, the adopted brother of Thor, teams-up with the Chitauri Army and uses the Tesseract's power to travel from Asgard to Midgard to plot the invasion of Earth and become a king. The director of the agency S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury, sets in motion project Avengers, joining Tony Stark a.k.a. the Iron Man; Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America; Bruce Banner, a.k.a. The Hulk; Thor; Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow; and Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, to save the world from the powerful Loki and the alien invasion. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Sci-Fi), release year 2012, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of The Avengers

Loki, the adopted brother of Thor, teams-up with the Chitauri Army and uses the Tesseract's power to travel from Asgard to Midgard to plot the invasion of Earth and become a king. The director of the agency S.H.I.E.L.D., Nick Fury, sets in motion project Avengers, joining Tony Stark a.k.a. the Iron Man; Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America; Bruce Banner, a.k.a. The Hulk; Thor; Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow; and Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, to save the world from the powerful Loki and the alien invasion.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Action, Sci-Fi), release year 2012, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2012
  • Released 04 May 2012
  • Runtime 143 minutes
  • Content rating PG-13
  • IMDb rating IMDb 8.0/10 from 1,555,308 votes
  • Metascore 69/100
  • Genres Action, Sci-Fi
  • Languages English, Russian
  • Countries United States

Cast

Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson

Direction and writing

Directed by: Joss Whedon

Written by: Joss Whedon, Zak Penn

Awards and recognition

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 40 wins & 81 nominations total

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