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movie X-Men: First Class (2011)

Released: June 1, 2011
Runtime: 2 hours 12 minutes
Action Science Fiction Adventure

Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.

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