X-men Trilogy: Volume 2

X-Men: First Class (2011)

Set against the backdrop of the looming Cuban Missile Crisis, this thrilling prequel shows mutants Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and Erik Lensherr (Michael Fassbender) as friends before they became enemies as Professor X and Magneto. Recruited by the CIA, Xavier and Lensherr lead the first team of X-Men on a mission to prevent evil mutants Sebastian Shaw (Kevin Bacon) and Emma Frost (January Jones) from starting a global nuclear war. With Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence. 132 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

X-Men: Days Of Future Past (2014)

In order to prevent a future where the robotic Sentinels have nearly destroyed mutantkind, Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman) consciousness is sent back to his younger self in 1973. Encountering that era’s Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), and Beast (Nicholas Hoult), Wolverine undertakes a desperate mission to alter history. Peter Dinklage, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen co-star in this sequel based on a two-part "The Uncanny X-Men" comic story. 131 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

In 1983, the ancient mutant En Sabah Nur (Oscar Isaac) awakens after thousands of years, ready to remake civilization by first destroying it. Recruiting four powerful mutants--including Magneto (Michael Fassbender)--to serve as his horsemen as he brings about his apocalypse, En Sabah Nur finds his plan challenged by Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) and his team of young, would-be heroes. Jennifer Lawrence, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Evan Peters also star. 144 min. C/Rtg: PG-13

Widescreen; Soundtrack: English.