Dark Phoenix

A mission in space leaves Jean Grey with overwhelming new power. As she struggles to control it, the X-Men face a conflict involving one of their own, placing trust and protection under intense pressure.

The premise brings the team’s public role into conflict with its personal bonds. Watch how different characters define helping Jean, and how those definitions can pull them apart. The guide leaves the outcome of that conflict to the film.

A focused starting point

X-Men: Apocalypse ↗

2016 · 2h 24m

Apocalypse introduces this younger Jean within the team. Start there, or with First Class for the longer younger-cast route.

Dark Phoenix continues the younger-cast X-Men series. It is a separate screen treatment of Jean’s story from the one in The Last Stand, not a remake within that film’s exact circumstances.

The catalog lists 114 minutes. The release date above is the catalog’s date for this title; dates and runtimes may differ by territory or edition. Follow the linked film source for its own listing.

This film is not on the current reviewed Doomsday preparation list. That is separate from its value as a film or a starting point.