Captain Marvel

"Higher. Further. Faster."

2019 2h 4m EN

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Synopsis

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The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

“Higher. Further. Faster.”

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Cast

Brie Larson
Carol Danvers / Vers / Captain Marvel
Samuel L. Jackson
Nick Fury
Ben Mendelsohn
Talos / Keller
Jude Law
Yon-Rogg
Annette Bening
Supreme Intelligence / Dr. Wendy Lawson
Djimon Hounsou
Korath
Lee Pace
Ronan
Lashana Lynch
Maria Rambeau

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryan Fleck
Writers: Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Ryan Fleck, Anna Boden
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$152M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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

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5 / 8

CAST

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

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryan Fleck, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Elliot Graham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryan Fleck directs. Ben Davis behind the camera. Pinar Toprak scores. Elliot Graham cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$152M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 7.4× over at the box office.
3Released 7 years ago.
4Part of the "Captain Marvel Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5670+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Directed by Ryan Fleck, shot by Ben Davis. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Pinar Toprak. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Elliot Graham shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Higher. Further. Faster.".
11IMDB entry: tt4154664 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1217,223 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
13Classified under 16 themes, including "superhero", "based on comic", "alien", "female protagonist".
14Released under 16 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Ben Davis
Original score: Pinar Toprak
Editing: Elliot Graham
Production design: Andy Nicholson
Costume design: Sanja Milkovic Hays
Makeup / hair: Camille Friend
VFX supervisor: Christopher Townsend
Sound: Christopher Boyes
Stunt coordinator: James M. Churchman
Runtime: 124 min · 2h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $152,000,000
Box office: $1,131,416,446
Return: 744% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Captain Marvel (2019)

Part of

Captain Marvel Collection

Captain Marvel is an American superhero film series based on the Marvel Comics character Carol Danvers. The films are produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

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jj@LA2019-02-28
I would not pay to see it. I did see it for free already...so at least, I was not cheated of my money ["I laughed, I cried, I kissed $10 good-bye!"--most other movies]. I saw sneak preview a few months back and it was the full-length feature but it was missing music in the end credit section and may have some added additional editing since then. What I did see, it was on par with Thor: Dark World in quality and has higher wokeness than Han Solo and Star War: Last Jedi. Probably worst Marvel movie since the start of this universe started with the great Iron Man...only thing that could have been worse if Inhuman movie was made. So hold on to your money and maybe watch this at 2nd run theater ($1.75 each...maybe $3 at most) or online free...so you know how this added character will lessen the Avenger's End Game plot. The CGI special effects are just okay but the simpleton story, underwhelming acting and almost-no character development are at the expense to make this the tops of any recent movies with its wokeness and identity politics…And Brie Larson character is just boring with no depth…just like Disney did to current Star Wars movies' female lead. DEFINITELY do NOT spend the money to see it on IMAX or any other expensive premium screenings or waiting in line on opening weekend. Maybe newer version (a few years back) Ghostbust(-h)ers was slightly better...which is not saying much. Already seeing highly rated tweets from critics, I am sure these are the same movie critics that gave great ratings to last years movies, "The Favourite" and "Sorry to Bother You". Yeah, Don't see this either!
kidchaos3132019-03-08
★ 1/10
Went in not paying attention to any of the drama surrounding the movie. The movie was just like the trailers, boring. Terrible fight choreography and all in acting by Brie. Cinematography was so bad, way too many cuts. Samuel L Jackson and Goose were brilliant and Mendelsohn was incredible as Talos. The movie relied too much in 90s nostalgia. Not great when the main actor is out done by a cat.
Manuel São Bento2019-03-08
★ 7/10
Rewatched for the Once Upon a Franchise podcast. Listen to the full episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2u2AaGVRHOlZO7yYf08TLb?si=1f205f78ca2744f0 Rating: B Revisiting CAPTAIN MARVEL years after its release-day chaos reveals a film that was never as divisive as the noise around it suggested. It's a genuinely solid origin story: sharper action choreography than I remembered, a de-aged Nick Fury that still impresses, and a lead performance far funnier and more expressive than the discourse ever gave it credit for. The "who are the real villains" twist lands cleanly, and the chemistry across the cast carries real weight. What keeps it from greatness is how mandated the whole thing feels — Carol Danvers never quite breaks free of a familiar hero's-journey mold, and the themes, while sound, never push as far as the moment demanded. Still, a movie well worth revisiting on its own terms.