X-Men: Days of Future Past
Movie, 2014, The First Class Era, Set in 1973 & 2023
X-Men: Days of Future Past is #8 of 18 in release order and #2 of 18 in chronological order in the X-Men.
The story
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
X-Men: Days of Future Past recap
In 2023, giant shape-shifting Sentinels have killed most mutants and the humans who helped them. Kitty Pryde can send a person's mind back in time, so the old Xavier and Magneto send Logan's consciousness to 1973 to stop Mystique from assassinating Bolivar Trask, the creator of the Sentinel programme; her capture after the killing gave Trask the DNA to make his robots adapt. Logan wakes up in his younger body and finds the young Charles a broken drunk, taking a serum from Hank that lets him walk but blocks his powers. With the fast teenager Quicksilver, they break Erik out of a prison under the Pentagon. In Paris, they stop Mystique killing Trask, but Erik tries to kill her and the fight is caught on camera, which pushes the government to approve the Sentinels.
X-Men: Days of Future Past ending explained
At the unveiling of the Sentinels in Washington, Erik lifts a stadium onto the White House and takes control of the robots. Mystique, disguised as President Nixon, stops Erik and chooses not to kill Trask, which changes history. In 2023 the Sentinels vanish, and Logan wakes at the school to find Jean, Scott and the X-Men alive. In 1973, Mystique, disguised as Stryker, pulls the young Logan from the river.
Post-credits scenes
Yes. After the credits, crowds in ancient Egypt chant the name En Sabah Nur as he raises a pyramid with his mind, watched by four horsemen, setting up X-Men: Apocalypse.
Where to watch X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men: Days of Future Past is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%
Where it fits
- Release order: after The Wolverine, before Deadpool.
- Chronological order: after X-Men: First Class, before X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
What to watch before X-Men: Days of Future Past
In release order, the essentials before X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) are X-Men (2000), X2: X-Men United (2003), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: First Class (2011), and The Wolverine (2013).
Cast
- Hugh Jackman as Logan / Wolverine
- James McAvoy as Charles Xavier
- Michael Fassbender as Erik Lehnsherr
- Patrick Stewart as Professor X
- Ian McKellen as Magneto
- Jennifer Lawrence as Raven / Mystique
- Halle Berry as Storm
- Nicholas Hoult as Hank / Beast
- Anna Paquin as Rogue
- Elliot Page as Kitty Pryde
- Peter Dinklage as Dr. Bolivar Trask
- Shawn Ashmore as Bobby / Iceman
Directed by Bryan Singer.