Before he was Professor X, he was Charles. Before he was Magneto, he was Erik.
| Cast |
James McAvoy, Laurence Belcher, Michael Fassbender, Bill Milner, Kevin Bacon, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence, Beth Goddard, Morgan Lily |
| Director |
Matthew Vaughn |
| Screenplay | Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman, Matthew Vaughn, Sheldon Turner, Bryan Singer |
| Music | Henry Jackman |
| Cinematography | John Mathieson |
| Editing | Eddie Hamilton, Lee Smith |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2011 |
| Produced by | Bad Hat Harry Productions, Donners' Company, Marv Films, Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Studios, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Vivid White Productions |
Official Site | IMDB page
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| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Language | Mild, infrequent, in context |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None. Some sexual innuendo and touching. |
| Violence | Sustained mild to moderate sci-fi action violence, unrealistic, no graphic bloody scenes but brief realistic scenes, infrequent. |
| Prejudice | Implied racial persecution of Jewish - prisoner of war crimes |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
| Comments | None |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Munyaradzi Vomo  Franchise's first-class production | 20 |  |
| Die Burger Jeanne Calitz Verhaal van X-men vol genot | 10 |  |
| Cape Times Todd McCarthy Hi-tech hardware | 15 | |
| 24.com Hendri Lategan | 15 | |
| Box Office Todd Gilchrist First Class is ultimately a success, because not only does it reward fans, but it redeems a series that, for better and sometimes worse, gave the superhero genre its start. | 13 |  |
| Metacritic.com 15 critics | 13 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 74 critics | 15 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer With a strong script, stylish direction, and powerful performances from its well-rounded cast, X-Men: First Class is a welcome return to form for the franchise. | 18 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | ||
| Movie Review Intelligence 22 critics | 14 | |
Average .. 74% | 15 | |