Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie, 2015, Phase 2, Set in 2015
Avengers: Age of Ultron is #12 of 69 in release order and #14 of 69 in chronological order in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The story
When Tony Stark tries to jumpstart a dormant peacekeeping program, things go awry and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are put to the ultimate test as the fate of the planet hangs in the balance. As the villainous Ultron emerges, it is up to The Avengers to stop him from enacting his terrible plans, and soon uneasy alliances and unexpected action pave the way for an epic and unique global adventure.
Avengers: Age of Ultron recap
The Avengers raid a Hydra base in Sokovia and recover Loki's scepter, meeting two enhanced twins, Pietro and Wanda Maximoff. Wanda plants a vision in Tony's head of his friends dead. Tony and Bruce Banner find an artificial mind inside the scepter's gem and try to use it for a global defense program called Ultron, but Ultron wakes up, decides humanity is the threat and escapes into the internet. Recruiting the twins, who blame Tony for their parents' deaths, Ultron gets vibranium from arms dealer Ulysses Klaue. Wanda gives the team terrifying visions, and the Hulk rampages through Johannesburg until Tony stops him in a giant suit. The team hides at Clint Barton's secret family farm. They steal a new body Ultron was building, and Tony and Banner upload the JARVIS program into it; Thor powers it with lightning, and Vision is born, carrying the Mind Stone.
Avengers: Age of Ultron ending explained
Ultron lifts the city of Sokovia into the sky to drop it like a meteor. The Avengers and the twins, now on their side, evacuate the people with help from Fury's helicarrier; Pietro dies saving Barton, and Wanda tears out Ultron's core. Tony and Thor blow up the city before it falls, and Vision destroys Ultron's last body. The Hulk flies off alone. Tony and Barton retire, Thor leaves to look into the Infinity Stones, and Steve and Natasha train a new team: Rhodes, Sam, Wanda and Vision.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. In the mid-credits scene, Thanos takes an empty Infinity Gauntlet from a vault and says, "Fine, I'll do it myself." There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron is streaming on Disney+, Philo, and Starz in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 75%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Marvel's Daredevil, before Ant-Man.
- Chronological order: after Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, before Ant-Man.
What to watch before Avengers: Age of Ultron
In release order, 9 Marvel Cinematic Universe essentials come before Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), from Iron Man (2008) to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
Cast
- Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor
- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
- Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America
- Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
- Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton / Hawkeye
- James Spader as Ultron (voice)
- Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
- Don Cheadle as James Rhodes / War Machine
- Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver
- Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Paul Bettany as Jarvis / Vision
Directed by Joss Whedon.