MOVIE · 1998

The Avengers

ActionAdventureComedySci-FiThriller89 min

British Ministry agent John Steed is sent to stop a plot to control the weather and seize power, only to find his investigation circling the equally mysterious Emma Peel. Ralph Fiennes is Steed, following a trail that leads toward Sir August de Wynter (Sean Connery), a scientist with world-domination plans and the machine to back them up. Uma Thurman’s Emma Peel begins as Steed’s prime suspect and becomes his ally as the case expands into espionage, human duplication, and a showdown with a madman bent on remaking the world. The film keeps the polished, eccentric air of a British spy caper.