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AdventureActionScience Fiction

X-Men

- Trust a few. Fear the rest.

Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero team, the X-Men, must oppose a terrorist organization with similar powers.

Release Date : 2000-07-13

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The Donners' CompanyBad Hat Harry Productions20th Century FoxMarvel Entertainment Group

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : X-Men: The MovieX Men 1X-Men Movie

Cast

Hugh Jackman

Character Name : Logan / Wolverine

Original Name : Hugh Jackman

Gender : Male

Patrick Stewart

Character Name : Xavier

Original Name : Patrick Stewart

Gender : Male

Ian McKellen

Character Name : Magneto

Original Name : Ian McKellen

Gender : Male

Famke Janssen

Character Name : Jean Grey

Original Name : Famke Janssen

Gender : Female

James Marsden

Character Name : Cyclops

Original Name : James Marsden

Gender : Male

Halle Berry

Character Name : Storm

Original Name : Halle Berry

Gender : Female

Anna Paquin

Character Name : Rogue

Original Name : Anna Paquin

Gender : Female

Tyler Mane

Character Name : Sabretooth

Original Name : Tyler Mane

Gender : Male

Ray Park

Character Name : Toad

Original Name : Ray Park

Gender : Male

Rebecca Romijn

Character Name : Mystique

Original Name : Rebecca Romijn

Gender : Female

Bruce Davison

Character Name : Senator Kelly

Original Name : Bruce Davison

Gender : Male

Matthew Sharp

Character Name : Henry Guyrich

Original Name : Matthew Sharp

Gender : Male

Brett Morris

Character Name : Young Magneto

Original Name : Brett Morris

Gender : Male

Rhona Shekter

Character Name : Magneto's Mother

Original Name : Rhona Shekter

Gender : Female

Kenneth McGregor

Character Name : Magneto's Father

Original Name : Kenneth McGregor

Gender : Male

Shawn Roberts

Character Name : Rogue's Boyfriend

Original Name : Shawn Roberts

Gender : Male

Donna Goodhand

Character Name : Rogue's Mother

Original Name : Donna Goodhand

Gender : Female

John Nelles

Character Name : Rogue's Father

Original Name : John Nelles

Gender : Male

George Buza

Character Name : Trucker

Original Name : George Buza

Gender : Male

Darren McGuire

Character Name : Contender

Original Name : Darren McGuire

Gender : Male

Carson Manning

Character Name : Waterboy #1

Original Name : Carson Manning

Gender : Male

Scott Leva

Character Name : Waterboy #2

Original Name : Scott Leva

Gender : Male

Aron Tager

Character Name : Emcee

Original Name : Aron Tager

Gender : Male

Kevin Rushton

Character Name : Stu

Original Name : Kevin Rushton

Gender : Male

Doug Lennox

Character Name : Bartender

Original Name : Doug Lennox

Gender : Male

David Nichols

Character Name : Newscaster #1

Original Name : David Nichols

Gender : Male

Malcolm Nefsky

Character Name : Stu's Buddy

Original Name : Malcolm Nefsky

Gender : Male

Sumela Kay

Character Name : Kitty

Original Name : Sumela Kay

Gender : Female

Shawn Ashmore

Character Name : Bobby Drake

Original Name : Shawn Ashmore

Gender : Male

Katrina Florece

Character Name : Jubilee

Original Name : Katrina Florece

Gender : Female

Alex Burton

Character Name : John Allerdyce

Original Name : Alex Burton

Gender : Male

Quinn Wright

Character Name : Lily Pond Kid

Original Name : Quinn Wright

Gender : Male

Daniel Magder

Character Name : Boy on Raft

Original Name : Daniel Magder

Gender : Male

Matt Weinberg

Character Name : Tommy

Original Name : Matt Weinberg

Gender : Male

Madison Lanc

Character Name : Tommy's Sister

Original Name : Madison Lanc

Gender : Male

Stan Lee

Character Name : Hot Dog Vendor

Original Name : Stan Lee

Gender : Male

Marsha Graham

Character Name : Newscaster #2

Original Name : Marsha Graham

Gender : Male

Amy Leland

Character Name : Cerebro (voice)

Original Name : Amy Leland

Gender : Female

Adam Robitel

Character Name : Guy on Line

Original Name : Adam Robitel

Gender : Male

David Lawrence Brown

Character Name : Lead Cop

Original Name : David Lawrence Brown

Gender : Male

Ben Jensen

Character Name : Sabretooth Cop

Original Name : Ben Jensen

Gender : Male

Tom DeSanto

Character Name : Toad Cop

Original Name : Tom DeSanto

Gender : Male

Todd Dulmage

Character Name : Coast Guard

Original Name : Todd Dulmage

Gender : Male

Dan Duran

Character Name : Newscaster #3

Original Name : Dan Duran

Gender : Male

Elias Zarou

Character Name : U.N. Secretary General

Original Name : Elias Zarou

Gender : Male

David Black

Character Name : President

Original Name : David Black

Gender : Male

Robert R. Snow

Character Name : Secret Service

Original Name : Robert R. Snow

Gender : Male

David Hayter

Character Name : Museum Cop

Original Name : David Hayter

Gender : Male

Cecil Phillips

Character Name : Security Guard

Original Name : Cecil Phillips

Gender : Male

Dave Allen Clark

Character Name : Newscaster #4

Original Name : Dave Allen Clark

Gender : Male

Deryck Blake

Character Name : Plastic Prison Guard

Original Name : Deryck Blake

Gender : Male

Ilke Hincer

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Ilke Hincer

Gender : Male

Ron Sham

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Ron Sham

Gender : Male

Jay Yoo

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Jay Yoo

Gender : Male

Grigori Miakouchkine

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Grigori Miakouchkine

Gender : Male

Eleanore Comes

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Eleanore Comes

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Gallaccio

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Giuseppe Gallaccio

Gender : Male

Rupinder Brar

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Rupinder Brar

Gender : Male

Abi Ganem

Character Name : Translator

Original Name : Abi Ganem

Gender : Male

Joey Purpura

Character Name : German Soldier

Original Name : Joey Purpura

Gender : Male

Manuel Verge

Character Name : German Soldier

Original Name : Manuel Verge

Gender : Male

Wolfgang Müller

Character Name : German Soldier

Original Name : Wolfgang Müller

Gender : Male

Ralph Zuljan

Character Name : German Soldier

Original Name : Ralph Zuljan

Gender : Male

Andy Grote

Character Name : German Soldier

Original Name : Andy Grote

Gender : Male

Eric Bryson

Character Name : Cop (uncredited)

Original Name : Eric Bryson

Gender : Male

Ben Champniss

Character Name : Jewish Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Original Name : Ben Champniss

Gender : Male

Cheryl De Luca

Character Name : Mother on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Cheryl De Luca

Gender : Female

Jeremy Durgana

Character Name : Student (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeremy Durgana

Gender : Male

Wesley Finucan

Character Name : Man at Train Station (uncredited)

Original Name : Wesley Finucan

Gender : Male

Kyler Fisher

Character Name : Extra (uncredited)

Original Name : Kyler Fisher

Gender : Male

Brandon Marc Gagne

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Brandon Marc Gagne

Gender : Male

Matthew Galliford

Character Name : Ellis Island Dignitary (uncredited)

Original Name : Matthew Galliford

Gender : Male

Gary Goddard

Character Name : Man at Beach (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Goddard

Gender : Male

Matt Granger

Character Name : Weapon X Program Surgeon (uncredited)

Original Name : Matt Granger

Gender : Male

Cyprian Lerch

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Cyprian Lerch

Gender : Male

Donald MacKinnon

Character Name : Student at Xavier School (uncredited)

Original Name : Donald MacKinnon

Gender : Male

Brian Peck

Character Name : Hot Dog Stand Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Brian Peck

Gender : Male

Peter Schindelhauer

Character Name : German Soldier (uncredited)

Original Name : Peter Schindelhauer

Gender : Male

Jimmy Star

Character Name : Police Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jimmy Star

Gender : Male

Daniel Vivian

Character Name : Canadian (uncredited)

Original Name : Daniel Vivian

Gender : Male

Quentin Wright

Character Name : Student at Xavier School (uncredited)

Original Name : Quentin Wright

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

***“X-Men” laid the foundation for all the great Superhero flicks to come*** I think the X-Men films have been so popular because the X-Men dare to be different. The concept of the X-Men strays far from superhero conventions. If you approach the X-Men films thinking you're getting something akin to Superman, Spider-Man or Batman, forget it. The unique concept of the X-Men is that humanity is starting to evolve to the next level and a small percentage of humans all over the globe are starting to manifest superhuman powers from the mutant "X" gene. Two mutant leaders, who are old friends, take totally contrasting positions: Charles Xavier starts a school for mutant youths in upstate New York. His attitude is positive and his goal benign. Eric Lensherr or Magneto, on the other hand, is fed up with the paranoia of non-mutants. He starts a "Brotherhood of Mutants" with an attitude of superiority. Unfortunately, power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. You could say that Xavier takes the approach of Martin Luther King Jr. while Magneto goes the route of Malcolm X, an interesting comparison. Although everybody has their favorite, I feel all three films in the original trilogy are of the same general quality: "X-Men" (2000), "X2: X-Men United" (2003) and "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006). "X-Men" naturally lays the foundation by introducing the principle characters and the plight of the mutants. Wolverine and Rogue are introduced and slowly develop an interesting big brother/little sister type relationship. They come into contact with both Magneto's Brotherhood and Xavier's school and nobly opt for the latter. Magneto's bunch includes Sabertooth, Toad and Mystique, while Xavier's team includes Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm, as well as adolescents Iceman and Pyro. Both groups of mutants meet and tussle at Liberty Island in New York Harbor, which is the weakest part of the film, but not bad. When "X-Men" debuted in 2000 it was easily the best comic-to-film adaption since "Superman" (1978) and "Superman II" (1980). It was the precursor to all the great superhero films that came out in the 2000s and has only lost some of its allure due to the quality of many of those films. The movie runs 1 hour, 44 minutes with several interesting deleted scenes available. GRADE: A-

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tmdb44006625

@tmdb44006625

2021-06-23

X-Men is a milestone in cinema history. Without it being actually good and such a smash success, we wouldn't be enjoying the comic book movie world that rules the box office today. The approach of X-Men was the right one. It told a relevant human story about prejudice, treating the source material respectfully and seriously. It's legacy may be greater than the actual movie, but X-Men is x-cellent!

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Kamurai

@Kamurai

2021-06-23

Decent watch, might watch again, and can recommend. This is not a good "comic book movie", but as a stand alone story, it's decent if derivative. Just pretend I did a whole rant about how this isn't like the comics, we're both better off this way. There are a lot good points like balancing the characters and stars in a way that was lauded way more in Avengers later on because everyone liked those characters better and there was some definite "oomph" to the Avengers franchise that the X-Men franchise was missing from the start, but no one had done it right yet so it was unclear what we didn't know at the time. Fox clearly put enough money into this on the basis of the cast paychecks alone, and there are several good visual effects throughout the movie. Comic consistencies aside, they really shoehorned some of the things in and there character writing is clearly misdirected. The writing has a good skeleton to it, but there are too many places where they wrote "and something cool happens to distract the audience". X-Men is a drama story, and they carried that into the movie, but it would seem they were aiming to be an action movie with a deep plot and just landed inbetween. The action is all between characters that (and I fully believed the actors did all they could) are limited to being awkward, goofy, stiff, or empty.

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r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

'X-Men' is very good. Another franchise I'm checking out for the first time, despite knowing about it for a number of years. This is a positive opener, there is a lot to feel entertained by for sure. Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) is the star of the show, though Patrick Stewart (Professor X) and Ian McKellen (Magneto) are solid too. Intrigued to check out the sequels and the subsequent other productions. /copied directly from my Letterboxd review\

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-04-14

"Marie" (aka "Rogue" - Anna Paquin) really does know how to suck the joy out the relationship with her boyfriend, so runs away and hooks up with "Wolverine" (Hugh Jackman). Both of them are on the radar of the evil "Magneto" (Ian McKellen) so the benign "Dr. Xavier" (Patrick Stewart) dispatches "Storm" (Halle Berry) and "Cyclops" (James Marsden) to fetch them back to his school for the gifted. Here, he is able to train these powerful mutants so they are prepared to take on the megalomanic baddie. "Magneto", in turn, is intent on dealing once and for all with humanity, and it's intolerance of the whole of mutant-kind. This is very much an establishing film for a series yet to come. The backstories and identities are built up so we understand who is who, and why they are behaving as they do - and that includes the nervous humans led by "Sen. Kelly" (Bruce Davison). I'm not sure if it's search for mass appeal (it's rated 12) compromised it too much, but for the most part this is all just a rather procedural excuse for some long combat scenes and some special effects based around some handsome people in the cast. To be fair, there are a few fun rivalry scenes between Jackman and Marsden (though luckily no yellow spandex) but Stewart is just "Picard" in a wheelchair and though McKellen offers a more substantial effort as "Magneto", even he doesn't really have much by way of decent dialogue to get his teeth into. Indeed, the writing is really pretty lame throughout. It is a good film to watch, especially on a big screen, but let's hope the series storylines mature a bit for the next one.