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The Avengers

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The Avengers

PG-13

Released Aug 13, 1998

1h 29m

Adventure

Action

Sci-Fi

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A charismatic evil genius named Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery) discovers a way to harness the weather and utilize it as a weapon against London and the world at large. The posh and droll combo of secret agents John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) are on the case. But then Peel is implicated in the sabotage of a government scientific experiment. Steed and Peel try to clear her name, while also trying to stop de Wynter for good.

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Critics Consensus

A TV spinoff that lacks enough energy to spin, The Avengers is an ineptly written, woefully miscast disaster.

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Matt Singer

ScreenCrush

Very terrible.

Rated: 2/10

Sep 6, 2018

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Gene Seymour

Los Angeles Times

The movie lets [Fiennes and Thurman] down with a patchwork climax that feels rushed and perfunctory.

Jul 8, 2014

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Stephen Hunter

Washington Post

The new Avengers is dismal in dispiriting, dreary ways, and Ralph Fiennes, playing Macnee's part, is a particular disaster.

Jul 8, 2014

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

However delicious the film is, the story isn’t involving enough and the action is rather pointless. While there is a great deal of humor, it often comes at the wrong moments and rarely is it on par with other spoofs.

Rated: 1.5/4

Nov 23, 2022

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Kat Halstead

Common Sense Media

The pieces of the puzzle are all in place, yet none of them work in this 1998 spin-off of the hugely popular 1960s TV series.

Rated: 2/5

May 5, 2021

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Todd Anthony

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Thurman and Fiennes look great in the roles, but they don't generate a fraction of the kinky sexual chemistry that Macnee and Rigg exuded.

Jul 8, 2014

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While the classic TV series with Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee is great- this movie adaption falls flat on its face. The writing is sub-par, the adaptions of the characters is flawed so badly- it makes Sir Sean Connery look like he wasted his time even being in this movie. Not worth watching this one and it you want a real treat- see the classic TV series with Rigg and Macnee and you will get the bigger bang for your buck. 0.5/5 stars This movie is a disaster. Save your money.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/25

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Melissa M

Would recommend watching the show The Avengers before watching the movie. Even though it has Sean Connery, Uma Thurman, and Ralph Fiennes are in the movie which are all amazing actors. The storyline was extremely hard to follow. And very confusing. It had a good amount of action, adventure, and comedy. The storyline is fresh and original. Connery, Thurman, and Fiennes all play the characters very well. But even that isn't enough to make this film worth watching more than once. I think the television show was much better. And since Hollywood it's all about remakes & retakes these days this would definitely be one of those movies that would benefit from a remake.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/01/25

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Donrobert P

This is a great campy movie. I can't believe so many reviews have stick up their asses about it. It introduces characters i know nothing about and keeps me interested. then i see more and more stars showing up. I can't not understand how reviews say the plot is butchered. I can follow it perfectly well. This just blow my mind how the review on here is so low.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/10/24

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Shane O

I had to turn it off , seems from the review a lot of people did . The acting and pacing was to uncomfortable for me gave me a headache

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/17/24

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Tamara K

As a major fan of the original series this film literally made my skin crawl. Never try to recreate something that was perfect to begin with.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Jelisije J

I wanted to say I love this film, i wanted to say its a guilty pleasure, but sometimes when you get such a great cast of actors you get one of the most disappointed films that you will ever see.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/13/23

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Synopsis

A charismatic evil genius named Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery) discovers a way to harness the weather and utilize it as a weapon against London and the world at large. The posh and droll combo of secret agents John Steed (Ralph Fiennes) and Emma Peel (Uma Thurman) are on the case. But then Peel is implicated in the sabotage of a government scientific experiment. Steed and Peel try to clear her name, while also trying to stop de Wynter for good.

Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik
Producer: Jerry Weintraub
Screenwriter: Sydney Newman, Don MacPherson
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Brothers
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Adventure, Action, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 1, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA): $23.4M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: SDDS, DTS, Surround, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Flat (1.85:1)

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