The Avengers

Why watch

Starlit Cine editors

• Best for viewers who want Marvel's heroes together in one film.
• Directed by Joss Whedon, with Chris Evans and Mark Ruffalo in the cast.
• The sixth Marvel Cinematic Universe film, closing Phase 1, at about 2 hours 22 minutes.

Synopsis

Marvel's The Avengers is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bruce Banner, Thor, Natasha Romanoff, and Clint Barton to form a team capable of stopping Thor's brother Loki from subjugating Earth.

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Director & cast

• J

  Joss Whedon

  Director

• J

  Jillian Morgese

• C

  Chris Evans

  Steve Rogers/Captain America

• M

  Mark Ruffalo

  Bruce Banner/The Hulk

• S

  Scarlett Johansson

  Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow