Thor: Ragnarok
Seen it?2017 | 131 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (93% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences rate it highly (7.6 out of 10) and it made about 5 times its budget. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Avengers: Infinity War or Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new threat, the ruthless Hela.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
93% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesStrong
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$855 million worldwide on a $180 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 648K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Taika Waititi
- Chris HemsworthThor
- Mark RuffaloBruce Banner / Hulk
- Tom HiddlestonLoki
- Cate BlanchettHela
- Idris ElbaHeimdall
- Jeff GoldblumGrandmaster
- Tessa ThompsonValkyrie
- Karl UrbanSkurge
- Anthony HopkinsOdin
- Benedict CumberbatchDoctor Strange