Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
An entire universe. Once and for all.
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 April 2018 |
| Genre | Adventure, Action, Science Fiction |
| Director | Anthony Russo |
| Starring | Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth |
| Runtime | 149 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 85% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.7/10 · Metacritic 68/100 · IMDb 8.4/10 · TMDB users 8.2/10 |
| Budget | $400 million |
| Box office | $2.05 billion worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Avengers: Infinity War is a 2018 science fiction action-adventure that runs 149 minutes. It is a movie about the end of everything. The premise involves a villain collecting powerful artifacts, but the specific details are already on the page. This film is for fans who want to see a massive ensemble cast face a cosmic threat. It is also for anyone who enjoys watching heroes fail spectacularly before succeeding. The scale is the point here. You do not need a deep philosophical background to enjoy the spectacle. Just bring a sense of wonder and a tolerance for loud explosions.
What the critics said
Critics called it a hit, mostly. Rotten Tomatoes sits at 85% as of June 2026, while Metacritic lands at 68. The consensus is that it juggles too many heroes but does so with flair. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter noted the directors "play it for laughs" despite the "traffic jam of egos." Owen Gleiberman of Variety agreed, calling it a "brashly entertaining jamboree." Not everyone bought the scale. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone found it "too much of a good thing," arguing the Russo brothers "never learned the concept that less is more." It is a blockbuster that knows it is a blockbuster, which is either wisdom or a trap.
How it did with audiences
It cost $400 million and took in $2.0 billion worldwide. That is a specific kind of math where the second number is large enough to make the first one feel like a rounding error. On TMDB, users rate it 8.2 out of 10.
What came next for the cast
Before 2018, Robert Downey Jr. was the suit. Chris Evans was the shield. Chris Hemsworth was the hammer. Josh Brolin was the man who survived No Country for Old Men.
After Infinity War, Downey Jr. stepped into Oppenheimer. Evans swapped capes for a murder mystery in Knives Out. Hemsworth kept swinging, landing in Extraction. Brolin marched into Dune.
The credits do not say the snap caused the shift. They simply list what followed. It is a fine list.
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Sources
- Avengers: Infinity War on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q23780914 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Avengers: Infinity War” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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