Dark Phoenix

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Dark Phoenix

PG-13

2019

1h 54m

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi

Fantasy

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The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

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Critics Consensus

Dark Phoenix ends an era of the X-Men franchise by taking a second stab at adapting a classic comics arc -- with deeply disappointing results.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

11/11/2020

The spectacle is entertaining, up to a point, but even the digital wizardry wears thin, and Dark Phoenix turns into a standard-brand miasma of explosions, collisions and swirling force fields.

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Atavia Reed

Chicago Reader

02/19/2020

Turner delivers a solid performance as a young woman coming to grips with an unknown force, and James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender maintain the frenemy bond we've grown to love.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

07/06/2019

2

A middlin' X-men effort that cheats the saga of its past, present and future, messing with the story-line in unacceptable ways. Plus, it looks big and cheap - but mostly cheap.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

07/14/2024

1/5

All the heart and intricacy that once made the franchise so distinct has been disintegrated. Unlike the titular character however, nothing stronger rises from the ashes. Only something devoid of passion.

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews (Ghost.io)

07/24/2023

C

Dark Phoenix ends up being what everyone feared it would be: a movie that didn’t matter, at all. One that didn’t even try to pay homage to an extraordinary saga that notably influenced the comic-book genre.

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

07/19/2023

4/10

This fresh attempt is not poorly made exactly as The Last Stand was; instead it is a fairly risible effort for all new reasons.

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Ariel E

04/10/2025

This movie was not very good. Great acting from James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender. Everything else was...just ok.

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Colin U

06/21/2022

dumpster fire with so many talented actor. i rather put my hand in a George Foreman grill than ever watch this pile of dung again

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Michael

11/03/2021

Magneto can't carry the whole franchise on he's back.

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Jasen

10/27/2021

only watched it for her

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W J W

05/28/2021

If you love all things X-Men, it'll do. however, it loves something to be desired.

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KyleR

10/17/2019

The Xmen deserve better! Old man wolverine is rolling in his grave

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Synopsis

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

Director: Simon Kinberg
Producer: Simon Kinberg, Hutch Parker, Lauren Shuler Donner, Todd Hallowell
Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Kinberg Genre, Hutch Parker Entertainment, 20th Century Fox, Donners' Company, Bad Hat Harry
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language|Action|Disturbing Images|Intense Sci-Fi Violence|Some Gunplay)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 7, 2019, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 3, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.8M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)