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X-Men: Apocalypse
20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox
Bad Hat Harry Productions Bad Hat Harry Productions
Genre Films Genre Films
Hutch Parker Entertainment Hutch Parker Entertainment
Marvel Entertainment Marvel Entertainment
X-Men Collection X-Men Collection

X-Men: Apocalypse

Only the strong will survive.

2016 144 min ★ 6.5 (14,097) Released
Action Fantasy Science Fiction

After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.

Original title
X-Men: Apocalypse
Language
EN
Country
US
Budget
$178,000,000
Revenue
$543,934,787
Reviews & Ratings 6
Dr Nostromo

Dr Nostromo

Dec 1, 2025 · via TMDB

★ 7.0

67/100 Another excellent entry in the X-Men universe. Whereas "X-Men: First Class" brought a few of the first X-Men together, this one brings in a lot of characters that we know and love and pits them against probably the most ancient and dangerous mutant ever: Apocalypse. Once again, Bryan Singer tells a complex story masterfully and the spec fx never cease to amaze. -- DrNostromo.com

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Myles

Dec 15, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 6.0

Plenty of action with good acting, however, Apocalypse (the villain) lacks originality. X-Men: Apocalypse is a mediocre film in the respected franchise that is "X-Men"

Wuchak

Wuchak

Nov 22, 2018 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

***Ranks with the best in the X-Men franchise*** Released in 2016 and directed/co-written by Bryan Singer, "X-Men: Apocalypse" has the team go up against the first mutant, Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), whose origins date back to ancient Egypt. After thousands of years in stasis, Apocalypse is immediately disillusioned by the state of the world and so recruits a team of worthy mutants, including a dispirited Magneto (Michael Fassbender), to purge humanity and craft a new world order over which he will reign. Professor X (James McAvoy), with the assistance of Raven (Jennifer Lawrence), leads a team of young X-Men to stop their greatest nemesis and save mankind from complete destruction. Josh Helman is on hand as Col. Stryker. This sixth film in the franchise (not including the several spin off films) easily ranks as one of the best. It includes many of the best elements of the X-Men and everything I would want in a great X-Men flick: Professor X's ongoing goal for an educational sanctuary for interesting mutants from all over the world; his love for Moira (Rose Byrne); Magneto's increasing mastery of his great powers and his struggle to go on the offensive against prejudiced humanity; a greater focus on Cyclops (Tye Sheridan) and his potent power, both of which were neglected in the original trilogy; an outstanding actress to play Jean Grey (Sophie Turner), who is far better than the bland Famke Janssen; Olivia Munn's ultra-hotness as Psylocke; a worthy subplot on Weapon X with the corresponding guest appearance of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman); an excellent collection of young mutants, like Storm (Alexandra Shipp), Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Quicksilver (Evan Peters), Nightcrawler (Kodi Smit-McPhee), Havok (Lucas Till), Angel (Ben Hardy), etc.; a worthy main villain in the mold of Dr. Doom and Thanatos; an epic, apocalyptic final act (sorry); I could go on and on. This isn't to say the movie doesn't have faults, however; the cartoony overblown prologue in ancient Egypt is Exhibit A. The film runs 144 minutes and was shot in Quebec, Canada (Greenfield Park, Montreal and Oka). GRADE: A-

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Movie Queen41

Jul 8, 2017 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

What a let down after Days of Future Past (the best X-Men movie ever, in my opinion). Bryan Singer has usually directed some of the best films of the franchise but this one is a real clunker. Too many characters with not enough development and a very lackluster villain. Oscar Isaac is a talented actor, but even he can't make Apocalypse interesting under all that silly blue make up. Characters like Angel and Psylocke, as Apocalypse's horsemen, are very thinly written and barely have a personality. Also, it is absolutely ridiculous that the villain Mystique is transformed into a role model and leader for the X-Men in this movie. Jennifer Lawrence looks bored throughout and barely appears as Mystique's true blue self even though she's supposed to be an out and proud mutant. A real disappointment.

P Rip

P Rip

Mar 22, 2017 · via TMDB

★ 4.0

*** This review may contain spoilers *** After immensely enjoying the turn the X-Men franchise took after the disappointment of X-Men: The Last Stand, I was pretty excited to see this movie. I love comics, but I never got into the X-Men, so I can excuse some of the inaccuracies that seemed to upset hardcore fans. I just enjoyed the movies. X-Men Apocalypse is the weakest film since duds like Last Stand and Wolverine Origins. It just didn't have a whole lot going on. One of the biggest critiques of Marvel (yes, I know X-Men films aren't produced by Marvel Studios, but I'm speaking of the publisher of the original medium) is that their villains are lackluster. The big baddie through the whole franchise has been Magneto, easily the most charismatic and entertaining Marvel villain on film. Though we've had brushes with Stryker and Trask and his sentinels, this is the first movie in which the X-Men had taken on a true super villain who wasn't Magneto-- Wolverine vs. The Silver Samurai aside. But it's almost like director Bryan Singer painted himself into a corner with Apocalypse. The villain was too powerful and could have easily achieved his goals without the help of his "four horsemen." He could have ended the world, in mere minutes, all by himself. But, of course, that would make a boring movie, so Singer and Co. had to figure out what to do with the world's most powerful and dangerous mutant for two hours before the final climax was to begin. There were scenes where the villains were literally sitting around the desert talking about how they were going to lay waste to a city on the horizon. There were scenes where the most powerful of the villains went out recruiting much less powerful villains to join him. Really, Singer just didn't know what to do with this character. How do you create conflict and drama when the bad guy is just too powerful? Well, you can't. Of course, after two hours of watching the most powerful mutant ever talk about what he is going to do (instead of simply doing it) he finally unleashes his fury. Except that, the X- Men actually have the most powerful mutant in the world on their side in Jean Grey. So, again, why is Jean not simply destroying Apocalypse in the first 10 minutes of the movie? Because, running time needs filler. And that's basically what this movie is: Filler. They came up with a concept that would make the storytelling aspect problematic. And rather than tweaking the concept or fleshing out the story with subplots, they just assumed explosions and superhero fights would be enough to carry the film.

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Dark Jedi

Feb 3, 2017 · via TMDB

★ 8.0

X-Men Apocalypse is typical of what you would expect from a Marvel X-Men movie. Light on story and depth and heavy on special effects and action. In short it is exactly what I, as a Science Fiction and Fantasy geek, would expect as well as hope for. The X-Men faces a new threat in the form of the worlds first mutant. Naturally said mutant is really a Übermutant vastly more powerful than any “normal” mutant. Equally naturally this Übermutant is set on a path of world destruction and domination. I quite liked this villain. He is a good all evil and powerful bad guy and a worthy adversary. No nonsense about trying to make the villain likable or trying to explain why he turned evil or such like. This guy is evil, he is the bad guy, he needs to be taken down…full stop. As I wrote the story is not the most elaborate one around but it is a good one within the confines of a Marvel super hero movie. It gets the job done without being overly stupid or silly. It is set in the “prequel” universe created by X-Men First Class. The movie adds a few new X-Men to the ranks of Professor Xaviers team. Some of them thanks to the manipulations of Apocalypse although they start out on the bad side at first. The movie moves along at a decent enough pace and, as was mentioned, there are quite a few action sequences and special effects thrown at the viewer throughout the movie. Personally I found the special effects to be quite good. Even stunning at times. I am quite a bit of a special effects nerd so of course this pleased me a lot. The movies ending certainly opens the door to future X-Men movies and I for sure would like to see the franchise continue. I very much enjoyed these almost two and a half hours in front of my TV set.

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Cast 77
James McAvoy

James McAvoy

Professor Charles Xavier

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

Erik Lehnsherr / Magneto

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence

Raven / Mystique

Nicholas Hoult

Nicholas Hoult

Hank McCoy / Beast

Oscar Isaac

Oscar Isaac

En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Moira MacTaggert

Evan Peters

Evan Peters

Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver

Josh Helman

Josh Helman

Col. William Stryker

Sophie Turner

Sophie Turner

Jean Grey

Tye Sheridan

Tye Sheridan

Scott Summers / Cyclops

Lucas Till

Lucas Till

Alex Summers / Havok

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kodi Smit-McPhee

Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler

Ben Hardy

Ben Hardy

Angel

Alexandra Shipp

Alexandra Shipp

Ororo Munroe / Storm

Lana Condor

Lana Condor

Jubilee

Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn

Psylocke

Warren Scherer

Warren Scherer

Horseman - Pestilence

Rochelle Okoye

Rochelle Okoye

Horseman - Famine

Monique Ganderton

Monique Ganderton

Horseman - Death

Fraser Aitcheson

Fraser Aitcheson

Horseman - War

Hesham Hammoud

Hesham Hammoud

Conspirator Guard

Antonio Daniel Hidalgo

Antonio Daniel Hidalgo

Conspirator Guard

Ally Sheedy

Ally Sheedy

Scott's Teacher

Anthony Konechny

Anthony Konechny

School Jock

Emma Elle Paterson

Emma Elle Paterson

School Cheerleader

Manuel Sinor

Manuel Sinor

Fight Announcer

Gustave Ouimet

Gustave Ouimet

Defeated "Blob"

Lukas Penar

Lukas Penar

Electric Panel Guard

Ryan Hollyman

Ryan Hollyman

Mr. Summers

Joanne Boland

Joanne Boland

Mrs. Summers

Nabeel El Khafif

Nabeel El Khafif

Falafel Shop Owner

Manuel Tadros

Manuel Tadros

Clan Akkaba Leader

Abanoub Andraous

Abanoub Andraous

Clan Akkaba Disciple

Aladeen Tawfeek

Aladeen Tawfeek

Clan Akkaba Disciple

Carolina Bartczak

Carolina Bartczak

Magda

T.J. McGibbon

T.J. McGibbon

Nina

Davide Chiazzese

Davide Chiazzese

Cairo Shoe Shop Vendor

Sebastian Naskrent

Sebastian Naskrent

Milosz

Martin Skorek

Martin Skorek

Lead Polish Inspector

Kamil Orzechowski

Kamil Orzechowski

Jakob

Michael Terlecki

Michael Terlecki

Polish Police Archer

Tómas Lemarquis

Tómas Lemarquis

Caliban

Zehra Leverman

Zehra Leverman

Ms. Maximoff

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Joan Lee

Joan Lee

Joanie Lee

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Pentagon General Hastings

John Bourgeois

John Bourgeois

Pentagon General Radford

Conrad Coates

Conrad Coates

Pentagon General Fields

Dan Lett

Dan Lett

Defense Secretary Weisberg

Adrian G. Griffiths

Adrian G. Griffiths

Military Official Brown

Shawn Campbell

Shawn Campbell

Military Submarine Official

Joe Cobden

Joe Cobden

Air Force Official

Henry Hallowell

Henry Hallowell

Foyer Student

Naomi Frenette

Naomi Frenette

Kissing Girl

AJ Risi

AJ Risi

Kissing Guy

Josh Madryga

Josh Madryga

Student in Drapes

Allen Keng

Allen Keng

Student in Drapes

Tally Rodin

Tally Rodin

Student in Drapes

Tsu-Ching Yu

Tsu-Ching Yu

Table Surfing Student

Karl Walcott

Karl Walcott

Alkali Soldier

Desmond Campbell

Desmond Campbell

Alkali Guard

Ian Geldart

Ian Geldart

Alkali Communications Officer

John Ottman

John Ottman

Confused Tech

Linda Joyce Nourse

Linda Joyce Nourse

Kenyan Teacher

Željko Ivanek

Željko Ivanek

Pentagon Scientist

Christopher B. MacCabe

Christopher B. MacCabe

Fishing Boat Captain

Chris Cavener

Chris Cavener

Fisherman

Joseph Bellerose

Joseph Bellerose

Harbor Master

Philippe Hartmann

Philippe Hartmann

Harbor Employee

Sebastien R. Teller

Sebastien R. Teller

Russian Submarine Sailor

Alexander Peganov

Alexander Peganov

Russian Submarine Sailor

Simon Therrien

Simon Therrien

US Weapons Technician

Patrice Martre

Patrice Martre

US Weapons Technician

James Malloch

James Malloch

Mystery Man

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Logan / Weapon X / Wolverine (uncredited)

Vladimir Alexis

Vladimir Alexis

Salesperson (uncredited)

Jason Deline

Jason Deline

Pentagon Tech (uncredited)

Crew 45
Robert Mattigetz

Robert Mattigetz

Camera Operator

Newton Thomas Sigel

Newton Thomas Sigel

Director of Photography

Louise Mingenbach

Louise Mingenbach

Costume Designer

Evelyne Noraz

Evelyne Noraz

Makeup Artist

Hubert Maston

Hubert Maston

CG Supervisor

Aleksandra Kaniak

Aleksandra Kaniak

Dialect Coach

Nikos Kalaitzidis

Nikos Kalaitzidis

Digital Effects Supervisor

Garrett Warren

Garrett Warren

Fight Choreographer

Alain Moussi

Alain Moussi

Stunt Double

Renae Moneymaker

Renae Moneymaker

Stunt Double

Stephannie Hawkins

Stephannie Hawkins

Stunt Double

Alex Kyshkovych

Alex Kyshkovych

Stunts

Dane Farwell

Dane Farwell

Stunts

Hank Amos

Hank Amos

Stunts

Jason Bell

Jason Bell

Stunts

Kurt D. Lott

Kurt D. Lott

Utility Stunts

Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer

Director

Josh McLaglen

Josh McLaglen

First Assistant Director

Brian Smrz

Brian Smrz

Second Unit Director

Stephen Nakamura

Stephen Nakamura

Digital Intermediate

John Ottman

John Ottman

Editor

Roger Mussenden

Roger Mussenden

Casting

John Ottman

John Ottman

Co-Producer

Josh McLaglen

Josh McLaglen

Executive Producer

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Executive Producer

Todd Hallowell

Todd Hallowell

Executive Producer

Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer

Producer

Hutch Parker

Hutch Parker

Producer

Lauren Shuler Donner

Lauren Shuler Donner

Producer

Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg

Producer

Billie Eilish

Billie Eilish

ADR Recordist

John Ottman

John Ottman

Original Music Composer

Craig Berkey

Craig Berkey

Sound Designer

Paul Massey

Paul Massey

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jan Philip Cramer

Jan Philip Cramer

Head of Animation

Florent Lebrun

Florent Lebrun

Matte Painter

Cameron Waldbauer

Cameron Waldbauer

Special Effects Supervisor

John Dykstra

John Dykstra

Visual Effects Designer

Josiane Fradette

Josiane Fradette

Visual Effects Producer

Nicolas Chevallier

Nicolas Chevallier

Visual Effects Supervisor

Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg

Screenplay

Bryan Singer

Bryan Singer

Story

Dan Harris

Dan Harris

Story

Michael Dougherty

Michael Dougherty

Story

Simon Kinberg

Simon Kinberg

Story

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