The Avengers

Director: Joss Whedon
Writer: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Samuel L. Jackson, Stellan Skarsgård, Cobie Smulders
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Synopsis: When Loki threatens the human race, S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury organizes the superpowered cast of characters to defend against the villain's sinister forces.

On Demand with YouTube, Vudu, InDemand, Google Play, iTunes, and Amazon.

On DVD or Blu-Ray from Netflix and Redbox.

The Playlist News

Watch: New Deleted Scenes From 'The Avengers' & Alternate Ending For 'Iron Man 2'

If "Iron Man 3" being just under a month away is still too long of a wait for you, Marvel is easing the pain for fans, as this week they dropped their delayed Marvel Phase One box set in stores. As the name implies, it contains all the movies you know and love from Marvel thus far, along with a host...
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Joss Whedon Admits A Solo 'Hulk' Film Is Possible But Difficult To Pull Off

Making a film based off Marvel's The Incredible Hulk character isn't impossible. The character has appeared on screen three times now, in three different iterations, more than any other major Marvel character (played, of course by Eric Bana, Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo). But they'...
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Watch: ILM Featurette Goes Behind-The-Scenes Of The Impressive VFX Work For 'The Avengers' Final Battle

With Oscar voting now underway, there is no better time to remind those casting ballots -- particularly in the tech categories -- that "The Avengers" was more than just an all-star cast running around in tights. The record smashing success not only boasted the story talents of Joss Whedon,...
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The Playlist News

Joss Whedon Reveals Early Draft Of 'The Avengers' Featured Wasp Instead Of Black Widow

Right around the time that Cobie Smulders was cast as Agent Maria Hill in "The Avengers," some folks speculated that Nick Fury's sidekick might be Wasp. And while that didn't come to fruition, it turns out writer/director and now geek savior of all things Marvel, Joss Whedon, was on the same wave le...
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Indiewire Reviews

Critic's Notebook: Deleting 'The Avengers' and Other Misadventures From the Digital Frontier

Journalists get used to perks, avoiding long lines chief among them. However, when a New York press screening for "The Avengers" ran into a technical snafu last week, we had no choice but to wait...
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Leonard Maltin Reviews

The Avengers—movie review

If every summer blockbuster or comic-book movie were as good as 'Marvel’s The Avengers' I’d greet the upcoming release slate with a lot more enthusiasm…but there aren’t many writer-directors as talented as Joss Whedon. Indeed, it’s the writing that sets this film apart...
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The Playlist Reviews

Review: 'The Avengers' Has Its Issues, But Mostly Delivers Thrilling, Engaging, Blockbuster Fun

Everything that works in “The Avengers” really works, but not everything works in “The Avengers.” A virtuoso collection of action set pieces framed by an uninspiring “getting the team together” narrative which should have been accomplished in all of those post-credits sequences in earlier Marvel mov...
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Indiewire Reviews

Critic's Notebook: Does 'The Avengers' Belong at the Tribeca Film Festival?

"The Avengers" will play like gangbusters at the closing night of the Tribeca Film Festival this Saturday. This is less prediction than absolute certainty. But does it belong there?
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The Playlist Reviews

Review: Marvel's 'The Avengers' Is Immensely Satisfying, Entirely Thrilling & Possibly The Best Superhero Movie Yet

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