The Avengers
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, 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!
- Director
- Joss Whedon
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Action
- Worldwide
- $1.52B
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
34 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Avengers actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
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!
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Avengers appears in 8 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Movies of the 2010s Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Action Movies Ranked #17
Placed at #17 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Hidden Sci-Fi Gems Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Action Movies Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Sci-Fi Movies Ranked #23
Placed at #23 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Adventure Movies Ranked #29
Placed at #29 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #38
Placed at #38 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #72
Placed at #72 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
3 wins · 2 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Visual Effects
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form
MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
1 win
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Villain
Saturn Awards
1 win
- WinnerSaturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film
Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerKids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Avengers returned 6.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $220M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $1.52B
- Release date
- Apr 25, 2012
- Runtime
- 2h 23m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English, Hindi
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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