Captain America: Civil War

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Captain America: Civil War

PG-13

2016

2h 26m

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Adventure

Fantasy

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Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new status quo deeply divides members of the team. Captain America (Chris Evans) believes superheroes should remain free to defend humanity without government interference. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) sharply disagrees and supports oversight. As the debate escalates into an all-out feud, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) must pick a side.

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Critics Consensus

Captain America: Civil War begins the next wave of Marvel movies with an action-packed superhero blockbuster boasting a decidedly non-cartoonish plot and the courage to explore thought-provoking themes.

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

08/03/2017

3.5/4

It is one of the best movies to ever come out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, balancing engaging action set pieces and witty dialogue with intelligent character studies and ethical debates.

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Aramide Tinubu

Shadow and Act

04/12/2017

Captain America: Civil War proves that Marvel knows how to lay down a stunning foundation in order to detail an epic saga.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

08/11/2016

2.5/4

Captain America: Civil War is fun; it's too well made, acted and scripted for it to be anything less.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

07/17/2025

3/5

This is a "war" where quips and quotes greatly outnumber casualties. The noticeable flaws are clear to see, but the thrills and simple satisfactions more than save the day.

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

02/06/2025

The things it does well far outshine its downsides, and it is a showcase that comic book movies can not only be fun and entertaining, but also thought-provoking.

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Denise Pieniazek

A Sala Llena (Argentina)

01/14/2024

4/10

The battles have few moments of lucidity compared to other Marvel films, since it seems that there lies the conflict of this new comics universe: achieving the balance between fights and words. Maybe they should take more time to develop the scripts...

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Anthony L

10/01/2021

A perfect introduction to the 3rd phase of the MCU. The story, dialogue, and action blend in a perfect stew of good times.

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Jeffrix

09/10/2021

good movie to follow the story arc. a few issues with the fight scene with all the heroes. vision disappeared through most of it conveniently. and I hate watching iron man and cap fighting. But it's got to follow the arc I guess.

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Musa A

@doodleflame 5h

"He's my friend". "So was I." CHILLS.

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Christian R

@RT90248046 1d

8.7/10 Civil War as a whole is more character driven than most projects within this universe, opting to focus on it's core characters than on the scale of the conflict. It works as the scale of the comic, while impressive, felt shallow due to how unsympathetic one side was. The only flaw that I can name for this movie is like BvS, the final stretch of it was pretty convoluted (though not to the level that was in BvS). Other than that, it's definitely a more 'mature' film in this category of films and it's all the better for it.

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Dylan F

@Fratto_Inc 1d

Story was great. The Captain America movies seem to be above all as a whole.

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Raquel E

@raquelea 6d

A strong character-driven conflict with excellent team dynamics, a compelling bond between Cap and Bucky, and memorable introductions for Spider-Man and Black Panther. The Siberia reveal adds real emotional impact, though the film drags at times, underuses powerful characters like Wanda and Vision, and the Sharon-Cap romance feels completely unearned. Team Cap all the way.

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Synopsis

Political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability when the actions of the Avengers lead to collateral damage. The new status quo deeply divides members of the team. Captain America (Chris Evans) believes superheroes should remain free to defend humanity without government interference. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) sharply disagrees and supports oversight. As the debate escalates into an all-out feud, Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) must pick a side.

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Producer: Kevin Feige
Screenwriter: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Marvel Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Extended Sequences of Violence|Action and Mayhem)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 6, 2016, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $408.1M
Runtime: 2h 26m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital