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Thor
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Rotten Tomatoes
7.0
IMDb / 10
6.8
TMDB · 22,525 votes
Film series · Thor · Part 1/4
DE release
27.04.2011
FSK
12+
Budget
150 Mio. $
Box office
449 Mio. $
The story
Against his father Odin's will, The Mighty Thor - a powerful but arrogant warrior god - recklessly reignites an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.
Key characters
Trivia & background
- Kenneth Branagh staged Asgard as Shakespearean drama — hence all the Dutch angles.
- Hawkeye's MCU debut: Renner hangs unnoticed in the crane.
🥚 Easter eggs & references
- Hawkeye debuts unnoticed in the crane — Renner is never introduced by name.
- In Odin's vault: the Infinity Gauntlet (later retconned as a fake) and the Eternal Flame.
- Dr. Selvig mentions a colleague who had a gamma-ray incident — Banner, a year before the Avengers.
📍 Filming locations
- Puente Antiguo was erected as a complete small-town set in the New Mexico desert.
Gallery & videos
🎵 Music
Score: Patrick Doyle
📖 Comic sources
Journey into Mystery #83 (1962)
Thor's debut.
Thor (J. M. Straczynski) (2007)
The film's grounded small-town tone comes from this run — Straczynski even has a cameo.
Post-credit scenes · 1
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Selvig meets Fury — and Loki lurks in his reflection. The Tesseract enters the stage.
→ Leads to: The Avengers🥸 Stan Lee cameo
Tries to pull Mjölnir out of the crater with his pickup. The truck bed loses.
Why it matters for Doomsday · Optional
Origin of Thor AND Loki, two central Doomsday figures.
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