Nick Fury, director of the peacekeeping organization S.H.I.E.L.D., recruits Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor to form a team that must stop Thor’s adoptive brother Loki from subjugating the Earth.

The film received positive reviews from most film critics. It set numerous box office records, including the biggest opening weekend in North America, and tied the record for the fastest film to gross $1 billion worldwide.