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Gifted students team up to protect the world from a powerful mutant who wages war against society.
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Under the tutelage of Professor Charles Xavier, the world's most powerful telepath, these "gifted" students have learned to control and direct their respective powers for the greater good of mankind. But when the Professor's former colleague and friend, Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto wages war against them and society, Xavier brings together a special group of mutants called "X-Men" to protect the world that fears them.
"It marked an era by showing that comic book characters could make a living, feeding a whole new generation of fans. In the story, we meet Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters and its secret force, the X-Men, a team that uses its superpowers to contain anyone who threatens the balance between Homo sapiens (normal humans) and Homo superior (mutants). The cast is stellar: Patrick Stewart (at the time known for 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'), Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Anna Paquin (who won an Oscar at only 11 years old) and the then unknown Hugh Jackman. Of course, when viewed with today's eyes, 'X-Men' makes its flaws clearer, but it is still a solid action movie."