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The Avengers was released in 1998 and has generally received negative reviews.
Online reviewers have written 503 reviews, giving The Avengers (1998) an average rating of 27%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 44%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 33%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Avengers than critics were.
With a score of 27%, The Avengers is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1998, which stands at 58%.
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