Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

PG-13

2014

2h 15m

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

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After the cataclysmic events in New York with his fellow Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans), lives in the nation's capital as he tries to adjust to modern times. An attack on an S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague throws Rogers into a web of intrigue that places the whole world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and a new ally, the Falcon, Rogers struggles to expose an ever-widening conspiracy, but he and his team soon come up against an unexpected enemy.

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Critics Consensus

Suspenseful and politically astute, Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a superior entry in the Avengers canon and is sure to thrill Marvel diehards.

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Victoria Luxford

BBC.com

Aug 19, 2022

4/5

A real turning point in the Marvel Universe as it experiments with new genres, with tremendous action throughout. it’s not perfect, Robert Redford seems ill-at-ease, but eight years on it’s still terrific.

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Kate Erbland

MTV

Nov 21, 2016

8.8/10

Captain America: The Winter Soldier neatly and entertainingly puts into motion some big changes in the Marvel universe, while still sticking to its own charms - no easy feat, but one fit for a hero.

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David Sims

The Atlantic

Sep 22, 2016

It knocks down a lot of the infrastructure the previous films had created, and it does so in a way that feels organic and refreshing for the Marvel world at large.

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Matt Oakes

Silver Screen Riot

1 day ago

C

The modest enjoyment one gets from 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' just doesn't justify the $170 million dollars spent. It's too busy shoulder tapping you to go see 'The Avengers 2.'

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Grant Watson

Fiction Machine

Jun 20, 2026

8/10

It represents a monumental act of toy-breaking, but it works spectacularly well because it removes the safety net above which the first "phase" of Marvel features operated.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 17, 2025

5/5

The heroic eye-popping action sequences, hand-to-hand fight scenes, and extraordinary stuntwork are still present, but there is legitimate exposition going on that matters.

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Boots McGee

Sep 24, 2024

action packed and just a fun time. very few lulls in the action, but usually those lulls are filled with pretty people in various stages of undress but no smut.

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Ivan V

@KidReviewsEverything 5 days ago

Without a doubt one of the greatest comic-book movies of all time. With, what I believe, some influences from The Dark Knight, it is one of the more serious, complex, and gripping MCU movies. It's refreshingly grounded after watching Thor: The Dark World, which isn't that bad, but that's what makes the Captain America movies stick out. The spy/espionage plot is unoriginal but perfect, with legendary twists throughout. It all builds the characters, the world and secret organisations they interact with, and the tension between them all. And did I not mention the action sequences? Boy, they are a feast! Spectacular camera work in chase scenes and fight choreography, and there is plenty of it. I could go on and on, however the movie does lose itself a little towards the end. It gets carried away by the large scale and the large stakes, and forgets what made it so interesting earlier. And then Cap saves Bucky and it becomes awesome again. Seriously cannot recommend it enough.

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James M

@RT67860091 6 days ago

This movie is very good, the fight scenes are amazing and the choreography is amazing, I personally would rather fantasy rather than a movie with a lot of guns, but I love that Bucky’s the Winter Soldier, I don’t really like the amount of times Nick Fury almost dies

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BANNER B

@Banner-Blair Oct 5, 2026

Honestly, one of the greatest superhero movies of all time.

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Mayssoune T

@RT31521527 Sep 27, 2026

So fun to watch with a great plot

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Lwiggie S

@Lwiggie7477 Sep 27, 2026

I like this movie but an 8/10

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Synopsis

After the cataclysmic events in New York with his fellow Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans), lives in the nation's capital as he tries to adjust to modern times. An attack on an S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague throws Rogers into a web of intrigue that places the whole world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and a new ally, the Falcon, Rogers struggles to expose an ever-widening conspiracy, but he and his team soon come up against an unexpected enemy.

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Producer: Kevin Feige
Screenwriter: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Marvel Enterprises
Rating: PG-13 (Gunplay|Action Throughout|Intense Sequences of Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 4, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 19, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $259.7M
Runtime: 2h 15m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Datasat, Dolby Atmos

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