X-Men Origins: Wolverine

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X-Men Origins: Wolverine

PG-13

2009

1h 48m

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Adventure

Fantasy

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Seeking solace from his dark past, Logan (Hugh Jackman), better known as Wolverine, seems to have found love and contentment with Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins). Logan's peaceful existence is shattered when Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber), his vicious brother, brutally murders Kayla. Logan's thirst for revenge propels him into the Weapon X program, where he undergoes a painful procedure to bond his bones with adamantium, making him virtually indestructible and more than a match for Victor.

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Critics Consensus

Though Hugh Jackman gives his all, he can't help X-Men Origins: Wolverine overcome a cliche-ridden script and familiar narrative.

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Joshua Rothkopf

Time Out

Nov 6, 2018

2/5

Revenge soon grips Logan when his love is taken away, but Tsotsi director Gavin Hood seems bored by the sibling rivalry; even the Frankensteinian weaponizing of a human body feels rushed.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Nov 6, 2018

Wolverine starts with a roar before sliding into a chaotic, preachy mess.

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Laremy Legel

Film.com

Jul 7, 2010

B-

You won't be upset you saw it, you'll have some fun, you'll see Wolvie beat the living hell out of a helicopter.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Apr 6, 2024

It’s violent and cruel and shrouded in darkness, filled with the complicated backstories and the weirdly incestuous origin details from the comic books that [are] confusing and confounding and no substitute for a story.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Sep 19, 2023

2/4

Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 29, 2020

6/10

Even when the hand-to-hand combat looks impressive, the stunts get far-fetched, pushing the special effects to the limit.

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Daniel S

@Dantwin2 3 days ago

No Storm

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Stephen C

@dogfood23111 Nov 3, 2026

In memory of Patrick Stewart (1940-2026).

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Fifty T

@RT01421419 Nov 1, 2026

This one deserves more credit than it usually gets. The backstory works... Logan's century of violence with Victor, the slow curdling of a brotherhood into a blood feud, Stryker's betrayal all land with real weight, and Jackman is fully in command of the character by now. The film's biggest sin is pacing: the middle stretches out tracking down old Team X members, and by the time the island finale arrives, everything has to be resolved in a hurry. The real find here is Liev Schreiber. His Sabretooth isn't a growling henchman like in the earlier films - he's genuinely menacing and oddly sympathetic, a brother who feels discarded rather than just evil. The CGI, especially around Weapon XI, hasn't aged well, but the climactic brawl still carries a charge from memory. 6.5/10: Uneven, but better than its reputation suggests.

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Gareth V

@geewah Oct 15, 2026

A disappointing origin story that gets one scene right and almost everything else wrong.

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Bad Z

@BadZebra Oct 13, 2026

Kind of unbelievable how badly they messed this up. Hilariously bad effects that look like placeholders, plodding story, infamously ridiculous take on Deadpool. Liev Schreiber is the only one that comes out unscathed.

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Qasim R

@RT84584345 Sep 29, 2026

Movie was not perfect but it was good origin movie.

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Synopsis

Seeking solace from his dark past, Logan (Hugh Jackman), better known as Wolverine, seems to have found love and contentment with Kayla Silverfox (Lynn Collins). Logan's peaceful existence is shattered when Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber), his vicious brother, brutally murders Kayla. Logan's thirst for revenge propels him into the Weapon X program, where he undergoes a painful procedure to bond his bones with adamantium, making him virtually indestructible and more than a match for Victor.

Director: Gavin Hood
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter, John Palermo, Hugh Jackman
Screenwriter: David Benioff, Skip Woods
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Donners' Company, Seed
Rating: PG-13 (Some Partial Nudity|Intense Sequences of Action|Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 1, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $179.9M
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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