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Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War

An entire universe. Once and for all.

2018149 minPG-13Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Directors
Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Starring
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Brolin

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.

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Where can I watch Avengers: Infinity War?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Avengers: Infinity War streaming on Disney+ and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Avengers: Infinity War?

Avengers: Infinity War earns 9 badges, led by Top 1% of films and Universally Loved.

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  • Rank
  • Reception
  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office
  • Cast

Reception

Is Avengers: Infinity War worth watching?

Avengers: Infinity War's Midcredits score is the 99th percentile of all films, from 5.4M ratings across 6 sources. 91% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

99th percentile

Better received than 99% of films

99th percentile among Action99th percentile among 2010s
Acclaim (how much people like it)98th
Approval (how many liked it)98th

83 /100

98th percentile of all films

99th percentile among Action98th percentile among 2010s

Critics 68 · Audience 84

Audiences liked it more than critics did.

Rating distribution

Ratings pile up at 9–10 with almost no detractors — near-universal love.

91% liked it

98th percentile of all films

99th percentile among Action99th percentile among 2010s
91% rated it 7–109% rated it 1–6

Critics 85% · Audience 92%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of audiences approved than critics.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 1 Oscar noms · 43 wins / 57 noms overall

  • NominatedAcademy Awards· Best Achievement in Visual Effects
  • NominatedBAFTA Awards· Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects

88th percentile

5.4M ratings across platforms

79th percentile among Action88th percentile among 2010s
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 21% in 30 days

Box office

Budget$350M
Opening weekend$258M
Domestic gross$679M
Worldwide gross$2.1B

Returned 5.9× its budget — 99th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

Both camps agree this is an ambitious, spectacle-driven crossover event that prioritizes fan service and set-up over standalone storytelling.

Fans praised

  • Thanos as a complex, empathetic villain driving the narrative
  • Impressive juggling of 25+ characters with balanced screen time
  • Emotional, bold ending that subverts expectations

Detractors panned

  • Overlong runtime and pacing issues
  • Reliance on cheap shock-value deaths and predictable plot

What stands out

CharactersDivisive82

Thanos developed as nuanced anti-villain; heroes get moments to shine

Effects and spectacle80

Stunning CGI and large-scale set pieces, though over-reliant on digital effects

Acting80

Josh Brolin's motion-capture performance widely praised as compelling

Emotional impactDivisive75

Heartbreaking moments and loss, but undermined by inevitability of sequels

EndingDivisive75

Bold, shocking cliffhanger; divisive for being unresolved and manipulative

TensionDivisive75

Genuine suspense due to Thanos' threat level, but some find deaths cheap

Plot and storyDivisive65

Fragmented structure and set-up for sequel undermine coherence

PacingDivisive55

Fast-paced first half, but middle third drags and runtime feels excessive

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men 2 points apart
  • Under-30s vs over-30s even
  • Critics vs users even
  • US vs non-US 1 point apart

Watch experience

What is Avengers: Infinity War like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Big and sweeping: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready to pay close attention and feel heavy feelings, and you want to be swept up in something big.

It is intense, never lets up and leaves you devastated. Skip it when you want an easy night or you can only half-watch.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Your full attention and room for heavy feelings.

What it feels like

Big and sweeping.

Moods
TenseMelancholic
Heaviest: late
Dry humor
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Epic · 2% of films: Vast in scale: big landscapes, big stakes, a long span.Adventurous · 11% of films
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Multiple perspectives · 2% of films: The same events retold from different characters' points of view.
ToneThe film takes its enormous stakes and intergalactic battle completely seriously, balancing epic spectacle with genuine pathos.
The rideThe film sustains a tense, high-stakes tone throughout, with key losses and a somber conclusion making the final stretch the heaviest emotionally.
StructureThe film is told in a linear three-act structure, interweaving multiple character perspectives across different locations.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Devastated.

Devastating · 3% of filmsHaunting · 14% of films
Why it leaves you this wayThe climactic snap delivers a gut-punch of loss and lingering unease.
How it ends · evidence
Tragic endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).QuestMission
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10% (this title): Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% (this title) · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Quest: A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles. · Mission: Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).

10% of films fit this archetype

with Overcoming the monster underneath

Why this archetypeThe narrative follows Thanos's journey to collect all Infinity Stones, while the Avengers unite on a mission to stop him, making it a quest with a squad mission plot type.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfSacrificeMorality
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% (this title) · Corruption 3% · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16% (this title): Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% (this title) · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% (this title) · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Morality

Sacrifice · 4% of filmsPower · 2% of filmsHope · 5% of films
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Global stakes: Consequences reach the world.Ensemble lead
How it treats its themeThe film heavily explores sacrifice as characters give up personal desires, loved ones, and even themselves to confront Thanos, questioning what one is willing to lose for the greater good.
StanceThe film interrogates the theme of sacrifice by portraying it as morally ambiguous—showing the cost and the heroic necessity, while also questioning whether it is ever truly justifiable.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanWildernessIn transitOuter spaceScience fiction
Orchestral modernForeground music · original score · Alan Silvestri
SettingThe Marvel Cinematic Universe, spanning Earth, outer space, and the planet Titan.
MusicThe score intensifies the epic scale and emotional beats, with a somber motif for Thanos.

Content guide

Is Avengers: Infinity War okay for kids?

PG-13

Avengers: Infinity War is rated PG-13: “Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references” (MPAA). As of October 26, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at intense (63/100), sexual content at minimal (13/100), language at moderate (38/100), drug and alcohol content at minimal (3/100) and frightening material at intense (67/100). Overall it is heavier than 72% of PG-13-rated films.

Ratings in 39 other countries
  • UK12A
  • CanadaPG
  • AustraliaM
  • Germany12
  • FranceTP
  • Ireland12A
  • New ZealandM
  • JapanG
  • South Korea12
  • Brazil12
  • Argentina+13
  • Belgium14
  • BGC
  • Czechia12+
  • Denmark11
  • FinlandK-12
  • Hong KongIIA
  • Hungary16
  • ID13+
  • IndiaUA
  • Israelהותר לבני 10 ומעלה
  • ItalyT
  • LTN-13
  • MexicoB
  • NAB
  • Netherlands12
  • Norway12
  • Poland12
  • PortugalM/12
  • RO12
  • Russia16+
  • SingaporePG13
  • SK12
  • South Africa13
  • Spain12
  • Sweden11
  • Switzerland12
  • Taiwan保護級
  • Türkiye13+
Overall
Moderate · all five categories
Heavier than 44% of all filmsHeavier than 72% of PG-13-rated films
Violence & Gore
Intense
heavy for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 80%
Sex & Nudity
None / Minimal
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 17%
Profanity
Moderate
typical for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 39%
Alcohol & Drugs
None / Minimal
light for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 2%
Frightening / Intense
Intense
heavy for a PG-13-rated film
heavier than 86%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

The reason to think twice is frightening material and violence. Everything else sits at or below what PG-13-rated films usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Avengers: Infinity War have?

MovieCove's classifier found 5 depicted content warnings in Avengers: Infinity War: Gun violence (mild), plus 4 withheld here because they would spoil the plot. Each is backed by a verbatim quote from the parents' guide notes; a missing warning is not a guarantee of absence.

MildGun violence

Cast and crew

Who is in Avengers: Infinity War?

Cast

8 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Robert Downey Jr.
as Tony Stark
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Chris Evans
as Steve Rogers
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Chris Hemsworth
as Thor
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Josh Brolin
as Thanos
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Mark Ruffalo
as Bruce Banner
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Scarlett Johansson
as Natasha Romanoff
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Don Cheadle
as James Rhodes
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Benedict Cumberbatch
as Doctor Strange
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.
Tom Holland
as Peter Parker
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.
Chadwick Boseman
as T'Challa
Rising: A short career with a standing when this film came out above the median working actor today.

Crew

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