Dark Phoenix (2019): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2019, Dark Phoenix is an action, fantasy, adventure and science fiction film directed by Simon Kinberg, running about 114 minutes. “A Phoenix will rise. The X-Men will fall.” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s about. The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

Who’s in it. Dark Phoenix stars Sophie Turner as Jean Grey / Dark Phoenix, James McAvoy as Charles Xavier / Professor X, Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy / Beast and Tye Sheridan as Scott Summers / Cyclops, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Dark Phoenix has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $252.4M at the box office.

Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Disney Plus, fuboTV and YouTube TV and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Dark Phoenix page.

If you liked it. Fans of Dark Phoenix tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.