Captain America: Civil War

"United we stand. Divided we fall."

2016 2h 27m EN

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★7.5TMDB · 24,667

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Following the events of Age of Ultron, the collective governments of the world pass an act designed to regulate all superhuman activity. This polarizes opinion amongst the Avengers, causing two factions to side with Iron Man or Captain America, which causes an epic battle between former allies.

“United we stand. Divided we fall.”

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Cast

Chris Evans
Steve Rogers / Captain America
Robert Downey Jr.
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Scarlett Johansson
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
Sebastian Stan
Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier
Anthony Mackie
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Don Cheadle
Lieutenant James Rhodes / War Machine
Jeremy Renner
Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Chadwick Boseman
T'Challa / Black Panther

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Russo
Writers: Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Anthony Liberatore
Languages: Romanian, English, German, Russian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Budget of $250M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Romanian, English, German, Russian.

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5 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Captain America Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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397+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Russo, shot by Trent Opaloch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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The take

Joe Russo directs. Trent Opaloch behind the camera. Henry Jackman scores. Jeffrey Ford cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Romanian, English, German, Russian.

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1Budget of $250M — blockbuster tier. Only ~1% of films ever made reach this.
2Made its money back 4.6× over at the box office.
3Released 10 years ago.
4Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Romanian, English, German, Russian.
5Part of the "Captain America Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6397+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
7Directed by Joe Russo, shot by Trent Opaloch. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Jeffrey Ford shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. and Scarlett Johansson carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "United we stand. Divided we fall.".
12IMDB entry: tt3498820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1324,667 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
14Classified under 10 themes, including "superhero", "based on comic", "sequel", "super soldier".
15Released under 22 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Trent Opaloch
Original score: Henry Jackman
Editing: Jeffrey Ford
Production design: Owen Paterson
Costume design: Judianna Makovsky
Makeup / hair: Camille Friend
VFX supervisor: Huseyin Caner
Sound: Juan Peralta
Stunt coordinator: Mickey Giacomazzi
Runtime: 147 min · 2h 27m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $250,000,000
Box office: $1,155,046,416
Return: 462% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Awards

Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie - Sci-Fi/Fantasy

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Part of

Captain America Collection

Steve Rogers wields the shield in Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War. Then it’s Sam Wilson who unleashes his wings and takes up the mantle in Captain America: Brave New World. Join them as they fight evil global forces.

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Frank Ochieng2016-05-07
Well another super-sized Marvel Comics superhero saga hits the big screen with the selected savior Captain America taking the top billing on the marquee. Thus, the pulsating popcorn pleaser Captain America: Civil War arrives on the scene to giddy audiences that have been loyal and fixated on the successful spring of mighty Marvel heroes that have been paraded to viewers throughout the last few years. Thankfully, Captain America: Civil War carries on the tradition of spry superhero-studded spectacles that have been glorious and adventurous from the stable of Marvel-based movies guaranteed to win over the enthusiastic hearts of avid comic book fanboys everywhere. Joyously overstuffed and convincingly extensive with a super team armed with crime-fighting excess, Civil War seizes the moment to introduce a noteworthy twist: two factions of rescuing superpowers engaging in some explosive in-house fighting led by two of Marvel Comics main standouts in Chris Evans’s Captain America and Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. Co-directors Anthony Russo and Rene Russo were instinctively crafty to link the overly successful Iron Man film franchise to the Captain America: Civil War inner circle to ensure an even more treasured toxic atmosphere. Superhero fans will get a thrill of witnessing the extra add-ons concerning other dynamic titans to join the action-packed festivities involving Team Captain America versus Team Iron Man. True, Civil War has its share of flaws but that does not take away from this heroes-in-crisis flick demonstrating its ambitious overtones. So what has caused the bad blood among the great and grand good guys known for protecting the world from evil dominance and destruction? Essentially the theme of collateral damage, the involvement regarding civilian-related deaths and injuries plus the world-wide backlash has created a controversy pitted against The Avengers. Specifically, Captain America (a.k.a. Steve Rogers) and Scarlet Witch/Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) are responsible for the boisterous battle that caused such negative sensation resulting in political turmoil. Avengers head honcho Iron Man (a.k.a. Tony Stark) is dealing with his own personal regrets in the ill-advised creation of the unpredictable Ultron. The political authority want to hold Iron Man, second-in-command Captain America and the rest of the Avengers accountable for the global devastation that have taking its toll when trying to oversee the potential harm wreaking havoc on humanity. Leading the charge in putting a watchful eye on the labeled reckless Avengers is Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross (William Hurt) that suggests the super group be monitored by the United Nations. Naturally friction develops between the superheroes that either agree with Ross’s UN restriction policies or disagree with being placed under a microscope that threatens to handcuff their free-wheeling heroic duties. All these contrasting beliefs eventually turn into epic back-and-forth confrontations where the raging Avengers are at odds with each other. For Stark/Iron Man’s stance, he is willing to toe the line and ultimately agree that his crew needs to tone down their tenacious tactics as crime-stoppers. Iron Man’s consciousness, particularly in the case of a disillusioned mother (Alfre Woodward) making him feel guilt-ridden over her son’s death during an intense Battle of Sokovia, is probably the main factor behind his decision to have his team reigned in a bit from the political watchdogs. Siding with Iron Man’s viewpoint are the likes of Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Vision (Paul Bettany) and War Machine (Don Cheadle). As for Rogers/Captain America, he is not too thrilled being put in check by the intrusive governmental pencil-pushers that want to scrutinize the team’s every move. Standing with Captain America firmly are Falcon (Anthony Mackie) and the aforementioned Scarlet Witch. On top of Captain America’s current Avengers-oriented strife in his contentious mingling with Iron Man and his ardent backers, he now finds himself trying to defend his old buddy-turned-wanted man Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) who is accused of killing civilians. Iron Man believes in Winter Soldier’s innocence and goes so far as to help him escape. Yes…Winter Soldier does come with more baggage attached to him–mainly in the form of the menacing Zemo (Daniel Bruhl). The Russos and screenwriters Christopher Marckus and Stephen McFeely (all attached to the previous “Captain America: Winter Soldier”) provide the eyeful visual effects that predictably stimulate and effectively add to the overload of frenzied frolicking in this boisterous blockbuster. Certainly the deepened angst among this bombastic bunch works far more solidly than what was displayed in the stiffened and problematic Batman v. Superman. The notion that the entire globe and its leaders are weary of all the collective chaos at the hands of the Avengers trying to save their hides is a bit ridiculous. Besides, why are not the foes of the Avengers put on the hot coals for the societal ruination? It seems rather counterproductive to chastise the noble superpowers offering the safety of mankind yet the detractors not being grateful for the services that the Avengers bring to the table. It is somewhat convoluted to think that the global community are sour on our heralded heroes or that the heat generated within the walls will completely destroy the Avengers and their colorful, capable colleagues. The movie’s aptly entitled Civil War does invite more punch to the proceedings especially when a who’s who of superhero showstoppers join the feisty fray at hand. The noted inclusion of defiant do-gooders are packed with the likes of Spider-Man (Tom Holland), the retired returnee Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), and nifty newcomer Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman). No doubt Captain America: Civil War is the impish and energizing launch pad for upcoming Marvel-induced movies waiting to make their future distinctive arrival on the big screen. Although Evans’s steady and charismatic Captain America more than holds his own as the solo act billed in the film’s title one cannot overlook Downey’s compelling Iron Man as the reliable source that lifts the profile of Evans’s Masked Wonder. This is indeed a collaborative big score for the glorified costumed cast but special kudos are reserved for Stan’s killing culprit as well as Boseman’s African president assuming the slick and resourceful Black Panther. Yeah, Captain America: Civil War is true to its frenetic form as revved up entertainment preparing moviegoers for the upcoming summertime sizzle at the box office. After all, the on-screen Marvel Comics gravy train keeps moving merrily along so stay tuned. Captain America: Civil War (2016) Walt Disney Pictures 2 hrs 26 mins. Starring: Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Daniel Bruhl, Alfre Woodward, William Hurt Directed by: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo MPAA Rating: PG-13 Genre: Superheroes Saga/Action and Adventure/Science Fiction/Fantasy Critic’s Rating: * stars (out of 4 stars) (c) Frank Ochieng
Austin Singleton2016-08-11
The Russo Brother's and Marvel did it again! Read my full review here! http://www.hweird1reviews.com/allreviews/captain-america-civil-war-review
Reno2016-10-04
★ 8/10
The heroes're divided and so the fans! Before watching this I thought what the Avengers are doing here. I believed they got the title wrong. Once I watched it, I'm still the same. Because it did not look like the Captain America's film, he never was dominated, so calling it as his film totally inappropriate. Technically, it is a third Avengers film and well done. I liked it, it was entertaining. But the Civil War means it's nothing a nation's war within, just these super-guys fight for themselves against what kind of administration they want to come under. I think they have heard that people's complaint about blowing up the buildings during reviewing other films by bringing up this one. So they finger pointed those events in this narration and that is one of the reasons for the Civil War to take place. Particularly disturbing the public and loss of many lives when these powerful men fighting the bad guys. The fun part is they are off the street and had a most important confrontation of the film in a deserted airfield. So does it make people who were whining about that be happy? I don't know, but as an entertaining film, it did everything it can give the best for the viewers. Like the title and posters reveal, the heroes are divided here and probably you're going to take a side. Like usual, I'm with the Stark. So if you're like me, then you would feel the annoyance with the opposite team, particularly like Antman and obviously Captain America's rebellious decision. It was like the world versus United States, because only Americans are behind Captain America. Anyway, I did not like dividing the fans and what this film has been a serious damage. I hope the fans won't take it seriously. 8/10