X-Men: Days of Future Past

The original X-Men cast and their younger counterparts become part of a struggle spanning two periods. An effort to change a crucial event in the past carries the hope of preventing a disastrous future.

The crossover works through differences between the younger and older characters, not merely their resemblances. Watch how experience affects what they believe is still possible. The structure asks viewers to hold two versions of the team in mind without assuming they occupy the same moment.

A focused starting point

X-Men: First Class ↗

2011 · 2h 12m

First Class is the focused introduction to the younger cast. The original trilogy provides the older team’s context; these are complementary routes into the crossover.

Days of Future Past brings together the original-cast and First Class strands. Its changing history makes release order especially useful for a first viewing.

The catalog lists 132 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.

Recommended before Doomsday. The last time Patrick Stewart's Xavier and Ian McKellen's Magneto lead an X-Men film together, in a story that reshapes their timeline.