X-Men: The Last Stand

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X-Men: The Last Stand

PG-13

2006

1h 45m

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Fantasy

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The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point for Mutants (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer). They may now choose to give up their powers and become fully human or retain their uniqueness and remain isolated. War looms between the followers of Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and those of Magneto (Ian McKellen), who advocates survival of the fittest.

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Critics Consensus

X-Men: The Last Stand provides plenty of mutant action for fans of the franchise, even if it does so at the expense of its predecessors' deeper character moments.

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David Ansen

Newsweek

Jul 7, 2010

Sillier than the Singer versions, Ratner's movie is also -- for this less-than-reverent X-Men fan -- more satisfying.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Jun 22, 2006

X-Men: The Last Stand has shifted the shape of the franchise from pretty good, if uninspired, to terrifically entertaining.

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Andrew Sarris

Observer

Jun 7, 2006

[I] found myself strangely moved by the sense of relationships, friendly and unfriendly, coming to an end in a dull return to normality in the world of humans and mutants.

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Sep 11, 2025

2/5

What a shocking way to throw out all the good will you built with two surprisingly effective X-Men movies.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Dec 15, 2023

2/4

At several points during The Last Stand, I wondered how many plots and subplots one film could handle, and ultimately, they all proved to be too much for one 104-minute movie.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Nov 21, 2020

3/10

All marvel and little substance.

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stephenpaul C

@ash20261234567890 2 days ago

The worldwide gross is $460,435,291.00.

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Jonathan L

@RT94294151 Sep 7, 2026

An overcrowded, unsatisfying end to the original trilogy that does almost everyone dirty. It butchers the Dark Phoenix storyline into a generic standing-around menace, gives Cyclops the most disrespectful off-screen death imaginable, vaporises Xavier for cheap shock, and reduces Juggernaut to a throwaway meme. Rogue is completely shortchanged by an awkward love triangle, and the cure narrative sits horribly with the mutant civil rights metaphor, making the whole film feel tonally off. On the plus side, Bobby Drake and Kitty Pryde get great set pieces to shine, and Magneto remains brilliant—his cold, immediate abandonment of Mystique the second she turns human is peak Lehnsherr ingratitude. A noisy, rushed clearance sale of a movie.

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Robert P

@Superbad Sep 2, 2026

Too many Mutants plus The Jean Gray did not die at the hands of Wolverine but in space. Sorry, but I cannot give this movie a higher rating!

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Anthony H

@Hardy Aug 17, 2026

This started off well, but then it got lost in what it was really about. It feels like they tried to do multiple movies at once, and it just didn’t work as well. This film has some great moments, but it also has a lot of really bad ones too. It’s not great, but it’s not so bad it couldn’t keep my attention; this is still a fine film.

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Gabriel K

@GabeKnowMovies Jul 29, 2026

I see where the hate for this movie comes from. It’s not horrible but most of the negatives just come down to the writing. Don’t get me wrong I really like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine but I think way too many characters were sidelined in favor of putting most of the movie’s focus on him.

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Guilherme M

@GuilhermeRT Jul 21, 2026

It was a unnecessary sequel. The story isn't good, but it's not a bad movie. Mediocre at its best, it's just a jumpstart for more sequels. At least the ending was satisfying.

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Synopsis

The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point for Mutants (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paquin, Rebecca Romijn, Kelsey Grammer). They may now choose to give up their powers and become fully human or retain their uniqueness and remain isolated. War looms between the followers of Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), who preaches tolerance, and those of Magneto (Ian McKellen), who advocates survival of the fittest.

Director: Brett Ratner
Producer: Avi Arad, Lauren Shuler Donner, Ralph Winter
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Simon Kinberg
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Marvel Enterprises, Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Intense Action Violence|Some Sexual Content)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 26, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $234.4M
Runtime: 1h 45m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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