Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Thor: Ragnarok is a 2017 action movie directed by Taika Waititi, with a running time of 2h 11m. It stars Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Hiddleston.
Taika Waititi hands the God of Thunder a comedy and lets him lose everything that made him comfortable: his hammer, his hair, and his home. Stranded on the neon junk planet Sakaar and forced into a gladiator pit, Thor squares off against an old ally while the death-goddess Hela seizes Asgard. Chris Hemsworth loosens into a genuinely funny lead, Jeff Goldblum vamps as the planet's grinning ruler, and the whole film runs on Jack Kirby colors and a Led Zeppelin swagger. Cosmic, ridiculous, and the point where Marvel's Thor stopped taking himself so seriously.
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What is Thor: Ragnarok about?
Taika Waititi hands the God of Thunder a comedy and lets him lose everything that made him comfortable: his hammer, his hair, and his home. Stranded on the neon junk planet Sakaar and forced into a gladiator pit, Thor squares off against an old ally while the death-goddess Hela seizes Asgard. Chris Hemsworth loosens into a genuinely funny lead, Jeff Goldblum vamps as the planet's grinning ruler, and the whole film runs on Jack Kirby colors and a Led Zeppelin swagger. Cosmic, ridiculous, and the point where Marvel's Thor stopped taking himself so seriously.
When was Thor: Ragnarok released?
Thor: Ragnarok was released on 2 October 2017.
How long is Thor: Ragnarok?
Thor: Ragnarok runs 2h 11m.
Who made Thor: Ragnarok?
Thor: Ragnarok was directed by Taika Waititi.
Where can I watch Thor: Ragnarok?
Thor: Ragnarok is available on Disney Plus, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube.
Where to watch Thor: Ragnarok
Stream: Disney Plus
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Cast
- Chris Hemsworth as Thor
- Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner / Hulk
- Tom Hiddleston as Loki
- Cate Blanchett as Hela
- Idris Elba as Heimdall
- Jeff Goldblum as Grandmaster
- Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie
- Karl Urban as Skurge
- Anthony Hopkins as Odin
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange
- Taika Waititi as Korg (voice)
- Rachel House as Topaz
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A few thoughts on Thor: Ragnarok
For more color-drenched heroics, the manga My Hero Academia shares the underdog spirit and splashy super-powered brawls. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim scratches the same Norse-myth itch of gods, giants and doomed grandeur, while The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt offers a witty, weighty fantasy adventure. Doctor Who matches the cosmic-comic tone.
Marvel movies that lead with comedy
Thor: Ragnarok throws out the solemn god and rebuilds him as a punchline that can still swing a hammer. These Marvel films share its comic timing and candy-colored chaos, keeping the stakes cosmic while the tone stays loose, bright and happy to laugh at its own heroes.
Myths and gods remade as adventure
Thor: Ragnarok pulls Norse legend into a gladiator arena, treating gods and prophecy as raw material for spectacle. These stories do the same, reworking ancient myth and legend into sweeping games, films and comics where deities brawl, quests turn epic, and the old tales get a loud new life.
Big, colorful hero action from anime
The clashing colors and escalating power of Thor: Ragnarok owe a real debt to anime, and these manga and films run on the same fuel. Expect outsized fights, wild transformations and heroes who grin through the mayhem, matching the movie's junk-planet energy panel for panel.
Where the cosmic Marvel story goes next
Thor: Ragnarok reshapes Asgard and points straight at the bigger war to come. These films pick up that thread, widening the Marvel canvas across space and Earth alike, so the fallout of Thor losing his home feeds directly into the crossovers that follow.