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X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)

Based on the epic Marvel comic event and following up after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand and The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past is an action superhero film that sees Logan sent back into the past to attempt to avert a cataclysmic disaster. In the future, the last surviving members of the human and mutant races are facing the end of days as the Sentinel menace has nearly wiped everything out of existence. Out of options and out of time, Professor Charles Xavier and Eric Lehnsherr (aka Magneto) agree to send Logan back into the past to prevent the assassination of a man that leads to the end of the world.

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X-Men Days of Future Past
PG-13
Action
Superhero
Thriller
Fantasy
Adventure
Sci-Fi

Director
Bryan Singer
Release Date
May 23, 2014
Studio(s)
20th Century
Distributor(s)
20th Century
Cast
Patrick Stewart , Halle Berry , Michael Fassbender , Jennifer Lawrence , Anna Paquin , Bingbing Fan , Hugh Jackman , Nicholas Hoult , Omar Sy , Peter Dinklage , Adan Canto , Evan Peters , Elliot Page , Ian McKellen , Booboo Stewart , James McAvoy , Shawn Ashmore , Daniel Cudmore
Writers
Jane Goldman , Matthew Vaughn , Simon Kinberg
Runtime
2h 12m
Franchise(s)
X-Men
Sequel(s)
X-Men: Apocalypse , Deadpool , The New Mutants
Budget
205 Million

Summary

Based on the epic Marvel comic event and following up after the events of X-Men: The Last Stand and The Wolverine, X-Men: Days of Future Past is an action superhero film that sees Logan sent back into the past to attempt to avert a cataclysmic disaster. In the future, the last surviving members of the human and mutant races are facing the end of days as the Sentinel menace has nearly wiped everything out of existence. Out of options and out of time, Professor Charles Xavier and Eric Lehnsherr (aka Magneto) agree to send Logan back into the past to prevent the assassination of a man that leads to the end of the world.

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