The Avengers (1998)

Directed by

Jeremiah S. Chechik

Genre

action film, science fiction film, spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

4.4 of 10 from 790 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel try to stop a mad scientist who wants to control the weather. The film is based on a classic British TV show.

campywhimsicallight-heartedstylishplayfulabsurddatedslow-paced

What happens

The Avengers is a 1998 American spy film directed by Jeremiah Chechik, an adaptation of the 1961–1969 British television series of the same name. It stars Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman as secret agents John Steed and Emma Peel, and Sean Connery as Sir August de Wynter, a mad scientist bent on controlling the world's weather. Patrick Macnee, Steed in the original series, makes a vocal cameo as the voice of Invisible Jones. The Avengers was released by Warner Bros. on August 14, 1998. The film underperformed at the box-office, only grossing $54.7 million against its $60 million budget and was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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