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Thor: The Dark World (2013) poster

2013 · action · adventure · fantasy

Thor: The Dark World

Directed by Alan Taylor1h 52m2013

Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos… but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

Our read: Thor: The Dark World (2013) reads as a neutral, breathless, inventive action · adventure · fantasy entry — extreme in intensity, epic-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

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Neutral, breathless, extreme action / adventure, inventive in texture. Redemptive, epic, measured.

ElsewhereIMDb6.7776kRT67%Metacritic54
  • kinetic
  • intense
  • epic-stakes
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How Thor feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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