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- X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) Making an “X-Men” spin-off movie focusing on Hugh Jackman’s wildly popular character certainly isn’t a bad idea — as the rest of this ranking will make clear.
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) This collision of two of the most potent storylines from the X-Men comics — the emergence of Jean Grey as the Dark Phoenix and the upheaval caused by a cure for mutation — should never have resulted in a movie this aggressively stupid.
- X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) There are some who appreciate “Apocalypse” for its junky camp excesses, typified by Oscar Isaac’s titular, ancient, all-powerful villain watching a TV for the first time while hiss-moaning the word “Learrrrrnnninggg.”
- Dark Phoenix (2019) Simon Kinberg, one of the co-writers of “The Last Stand” who produced and/or wrote several more “X-Men” movies, made his feature directorial debut with what amounts to a do-over of the “Dark Phoenix Saga.”
X2. (film) X2 (also marketed as X2: X-Men United, [2] [5] and internationally as X-Men 2) [6] [7] is a 2003 American superhero film directed by Bryan Singer and written by Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter, from a story by Singer, Hayter and Zak Penn. The film is based on the X-Men superhero team appearing in Marvel Comics.
- $407.7 million
- John Ottman
- $110–125 million
May 17, 2023 · The original 2000 X-Men gets by on the strength of its casting. Everyone is likable, especially Hugh Jackman, but Ian McKellan’s haunted gaze really seals the deal. The direction, on the other ...
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May 2, 2003 · "X2: X-Men United" is the kind of movie you enjoy for its moments, even though they never add up. Made for (and possibly by) those with short attention spans, it lives in the present, providing one amazing spectacle after another, and not even trying to develop a story arc. Having trained on the original "X-Men" (2000), i tried to experience the film entirely in the present, and the fact is, i ...
- It improved on the first movie in every way. I’m an X-Men fan, but even I can admit the first film was severely lacking. Released in the summer of 2000, X-Men was still a test case for the viability of comic book movies.
- X2 adapted one of the X-Men’s greatest stories. If you ask a Marvel Comics fan what are the X-Men’s 10 best stories, chances are they will include God Loves, Man Kills on that list.
- The opening sequence in the White House was amazing. X2 (1/5) Movie CLIP - White House Breach (2003) HD. X2 wasted no time in proving it was not only a superior movie to the original, but also one of the best comic book movies ever.
- It introduced Nightcrawler, one of the best X-Men ever. With a killer opening scene, X2 did more than establish it was a sequel that was better than the original –it also introduced one of the X-Men’s most central characters, Nightcrawler.
May 2, 2003 · Stryker (Brian Cox), a villianous former Army commander, holds the key to Wolverine's (Hugh Jackman) past and the future of the X-Men. This threat re-ignites the call for a mutant registration act ...
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- Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
- PG-13
May 2, 2003 · X2: Directed by Bryan Singer. With Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry. When anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him.
