Avengers: Endgame poster

Avengers: Endgame

2019181 minutesPG-13
6.1
Arcplot Score
📊 Solid
Unverified
8.4IMDb
🍅 94%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 78/100Metacritic
🎬 8.2TMDb
📊 13.2Popularity
🏆Nominated for 1 Oscar. 70 wins & 132 nominations total
Directed by: Anthony Russo
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos's actions and undo the chaos to the universe, no matter what consequences may be in store, and no matter who they face...

Box Office

Budget:$356.0M
Revenue:$2799.4M
Profit:$2443.4M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision5.9/10
Emotional Arc Impact7.5/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score6.1/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Avengers: Endgame Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
12 min
3
Set-Up
22 min
4
Catalyst
35 min
5
Debate
50 min
6
Break Into Two
65 min
7
B Story
80 min
8
Fun and Games
100 min
9
Midpoint
120 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
135 min
11
All Is Lost
155 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
165 min
13
Break Into Three
170 min
14
Finale
178 min
15
Final Image
181 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Post-snap world. Stark, Rogers, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye coping with loss. Stark stranded in space. Bleak tone. Stakes high.

#2

Theme Stated

12 min

“We have to move forward.” Theme: sacrifice, teamwork, hope, undoing past mistakes.

#3

Set-Up

22 min

Remaining Avengers regroup. Mourning, life fractured. Thor drinking, Natasha training, Steve hiding. Time and grief setting emotional tone.

#4

Catalyst

35 min

Scott Lang returns from Quantum Realm. Introduces time heist possibility. Plan to reverse Snap initiated. Stakes elevated: risky, universe-altering mission.

#5

Debate

50 min

Can they succeed? Time travel complicated. Fear of failure. Who participates? Emotional stakes: grief, guilt, hope clash. Must face past selves and trauma.

#6

Break Into Two

65 min

Team splits into groups to retrieve Infinity Stones from different times. Action begins. Adventure fully underway.

#7

B Story

80 min

Personal arcs explored: Natasha vs. Hawkeye for Soul Stone, Thor confronts past, Steve meets Peggy. Relationships deepen.

#8

Fun and Games

100 min

Time heist sequences: humorous and tense. Characters face iconic past moments. Battles, problem-solving, and fan-service moments.

#9

Midpoint

120 min

Thor nearly fails, Natasha sacrifices herself for Soul Stone. Major loss. Stakes feel highest. Emotional and narrative low point.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

135 min

Team retrieves Stones, Thanos from past discovers plan. Thanos army arrives in present. Heroes face overwhelming odds. Emotional stakes: hope vs. despair.

#11

All Is Lost

155 min

Thanos obtains Stones. Nearly wins. Heroes scattered. Apparent defeat.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

165 min

Tony Stark reflects on sacrifice. Universe in jeopardy. Emotional weight immense. Must make final choice.

#13

Break Into Three

170 min

Tony decides to act. Wields Infinity Stones to defeat Thanos. Heroes unite. Resolution plan enacted.

#14

Finale

178 min

Epic battle. Heroes triumph. Thanos defeated. Stark dies heroically. Team victorious. Universe restored. Sacrifice honored.

#15

Final Image

181 min

Peace restored. Funerals and farewells. Steve returns Stones, lives life with Peggy. Hope, legacy, and closure achieved.