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6 May 2016English146 min

Captain America: Civil War

6.820 reviews
CriticsRecommended

Bayesian avg · 20 critic reviews

7.5+ Exceptional · 6.5 Recommended · 5.0 Mixed

7.623 ratings
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8.0+ Exceptional · 7.0 Recommended · 5.5 Mixed

Anthony Russo DirectorJoe Russo DirectorChristopher Markus ScreenplayStephen McFeely ScreenplayHenry Jackman MusicTrent Opaloch Cinematography

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.

Critic Consensus

Captain America: Civil War receives a strongly positive critical reception, with most reviewers recommending it as one of the better entries in the Marvel franchise. Critics most frequently praised the film's balance of action, humour, and character-driven conflict, particularly the ideological tension between Rogers and Stark, as well as the introduction of new characters like Spider-Man and Black Panther. The action sequences were singled out for their physicality and execution, while the screenplay's ability to juggle a large ensemble was noted favourably. A handful of critics pointed to a lack of narrative depth and the film's function as a setup for future instalments as minor shortcomings.

20 reviews · 12 positive · 1 mixed

Praised: balance of action and humourCriticised: thin storytelling depth

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Critic Reviews (20)

Raja SenTop Critic· Rediff
10.0
"These guys get it, the characters and the spirit of the comics. Captain America: Civil War is a great ride even if you don't read the comics or haven't seen any of the older films."
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Shalini LangerTop Critic· Indian Express
5.0
"The Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr film is as competent a montage as Marvel has been mounting lately, without breaking any new grounds."
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Mihir FadnavisTop Critic· Firstpost
"After watching the hilariously subversive Deadpool, I was convinced that I could never again take a straightforward superhero movie seriously. Captain America Civil War undid my thought process just two months later. The biggest takeaway from this film was that Black Panther looks sleek as hell, and one just can't wait for the next slew of Marvel superhero films like Doctor Strange."
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Reagan Gavin Rasquinha· Times Of India
8.0
"Rogers' mistrust regarding new-world values (compared to the time he was from) is nicely explored. His unwillingness to compromise on his code is seen to great effect. There is darkness, there is depth, but the important thing is that the element of fun is also most definitely present. Oh and needless to say, don't miss Stan Lee's cameo and do stay for the post-credits scene."
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8.0
"Captain America : Civil War is a proof that Marvel knows how its done! Unlike Dawn Of Justice, this superhero vs superhero drama will make you struggle to pick sides. Undoubtedly, the best film in the Captain America series..."
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Sreeju Sudhakaran· Bollywood Life
8.0
"If you have been a Marvel Fan all along, go for it. If you have been a Spider-Man fan all along, go for it. If you have been a superhero movie fan, go for it. If you hated Batman v Superman for being no fun at all, go for it! In short, go for it!"
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Bryan Durham· DNA India
8.0
"Screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely never let your interest dip and the Russos make sure everybody gets a line (or more) in. This is a build-up to other movies and to keep with it, you have to watch this movie to the very end - there's a mid-credit teaser as well as one that rolls after all the end credits have."
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8.0
"The thing is, Marvel makes it funny, and that charm and care is what has and will keep audiences coming back over and over again."
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Zehra Abbas· Fully Hyderabad
8.0
"...is one of the better superhero films to be made in recent times. Grab those 3D glasses, and head to the nearest Imax this weekend."
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Aleesha Matharu· CatchNews
8.0
"Comic book adaptations can be fickle beasts. But when done well, they shine. Civil War is a super satisfying film in that regard and also because it takes its characters and not itself seriously Despite being half an hour longer than the average Hollywood flick, it's dynamic, entertaining and you're not going to be itching to leave you seat."
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Bollywood Hungama News Network· Bollywood Hungama
7.0
"...a story heavy film and shows the emotional journey of The Avengers, especially Captain America and Iron Man. The film has some mind blowing action sequences with the introduction of new Superheroes joining the team. A definite must watch."
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Mayank Shekhar· The W14
6.0
"I suspect a subject like this easily lends itself to realism, since the film itself is more often than not aimed at adults. Frankly, the presence of Robert Downey Jr. alone gives the franchise more gravitas than a bunch of serious lines ever could. There is much spectacle to keep the usual lot happy."
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Johnson Thomas· Mid-Day
6.0
"There might be no great depth in the storytelling though. Nevertheless, this is kickass stuff and will keep the fans in high spirits till the next engagement is worked out!"
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"The high octane drama then slowly (and skilfully done) snowballs into zappy car chases (and crashes), full blown civil wars, gunfires that will make you go boom! and tremendously projected acrobatic antics–you get it all.  The razor sharp editing and fragmented (intentionally done) screenplay only spices up the drama to give you a visual experience that only this series can promises to dish out!"
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Rachit Gupta· Filmfare
"Despite a lengthy runtime, Civil War draws you into a world where superheroes are essentially just individuals fighting for their rights. There's no looming sense of evil and doom. Not archaic antagonists or bad guys. The good guys bring in enough grey shades. They're just super powered people fighting for their ideologies. And it all proves the point that; great source material will always result in a great cinematic experience. Do not miss the veritable, action movie of the year."
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Sankhayan Ghosh· The Hindu
"Civil War shows how effective action sequences can be when done well. Right from the opening sequence, there is a crunchy physicality to the action. It's easy to get carried away, when you have superheroes with distinct set of powers that bamboozle audience with CGI vagueness."
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Murtaza Ali Khan· APotpourriOfVestiges
"Overall, Captain America: Civil War proves to be a thoroughly entertaining affair. Clearly, Marvel once again has one upped DC. With the 'Justice League' movies lined up, Zack Synder and company have their job cut out if they want to pose any serious challenge to the seemingly unchallengeable 'Avengers' franchise. If you thought that Tony Stark's wry humor was the coolest thing about the franchise, wait till you have seen the young Spidey smart-talk his way out of a tricky situation. Captain America: Civil War is the perfect Hollywood summer blockbuster that will disappoint few. Highly recommended!"
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Nandini Ramnath· Scroll.in
"Captain America: Civil War makes up for the dullness of the previous Captain America films, and Chris Evans, with his pumped-up muscles and thawed-out all-American good looks, adds greatly to making this a satisfying watch."
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IANS· Zee News
"Overall, 'Captain America: Civil War' is a purposeless fantasy battle, punctuated with humour, that may appeal only to its fans."
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Uday Bhatia· LiveMint
"With a slate increasingly crowded with jester superheroes—the Guardians crew, Ant-Man, Deadpool—Marvel seemed in danger of becoming a little too in on the joke. With Civil War, it seems to have found its balance."
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Release Date
6 May 2016
Runtime
146 min
Language
English

User Ratings & Reviews

Users7.623 ratings

23 ratings from the community

Community Reviews (7)

ARMay 2016

Captain America:Civil War is directed by incredible Russo brothers who directed The Winter Soldier. Civil war looked like a different movie from all other marvel movies, it's interesting and engaging. Chris Evans as Captain america is good once again the character of Captain america is very well written and his ideologies and character moments worked perfectly. Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man knocked out of the park his internal conflict is very well executed and RDJ gave a very powerful and more matured performance. Coming to the action sequences they are well executed and it's worth our buck. The scripting is very well done especially the first 70 mins of the film is simply fantastic the screenplay is very unpredictable and even the characters like Bucky, Black panther and Zemo the villian shined in this film not because of their coolness but due to their grounded characterizations.The dialogues are very good and the humor worked very well. This is where i had the problem with this movie i thought humor in this movie is not so balanced, every joke worked perfectly but i think it changed the tone at the pre-climax of film. The airport fight scene is great but it worked just on the level of spectacle rather than human level. The teaming up of superheroes is very rushed and i don't know why hawkeye fights! Spiderman is good but i think that he distracted the movie slightly.The movie redeems itself with it's spectacular climax. On the whole Civil war is very good movie but it could have been a great film. It's bang our buck.

ANMay 2016

Marvels' Captain America: Civil War is a very good cinema film. It is one of the very most awaiting films of 2016 and like recent release Dawn of Justice this film too doesn't fail and easily thrills a viewer's admiration. The story revolves in Nigeria where all the Avengers work on a mission which results in a huge destruction. A political pressure is on them since responsibility for their actions is expected. So, the UN intervenes and put all of them under a bureaucratic control. This forms a division between the Avengers - Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downy Jr). Captain America goes against the idea of arranging them to the government where on the other side Iron man is convinced that a control is required for them to function responsibly. Duo chooses to follow their own path and fight one another where Black Widow, Falcon, Hawkeye are forced to pick the sides. What will happen now? The star cast of the film is at its very best level. All of them are phenomenal. The very interesting portion of the film is that it has a great support coming from the previous Avengers films. Reasoning between Captain America and Iron Man doesn't seem shocking and is highly reasonable. Black Panther is a new one added here. He is appreciative and has a perfect reason too. Also Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) is fine and mediates the two opposing avengers. One negative I found in the film is its 2 and a half hour long run-time only. Still the directors (Anthony Russo, Joe Russo) easily manage to captivate and addict the viewer interest. There is a very huge adrenaline rush one can get after watching this superhero masterly drama. It is one of the best Captain America films. Do watch it. I am going with 8 on 10.

RAMay 2016

Its a Rolickin good time!

In recent times, Hollywood seems to have gone overdrive in making movies inspired from Marvel & DC comics with many more in the pipeline over the next few years. In this battle for celluloid supremacy, Marvel has been in the driver's seat for quite some time with blockbusters being a routine phenomenon from their universe. DC's hope to challenge "The Avengers" with "Batman vs Superman" turned out to be a whimsical thought as the latter failed to rise to expectations. Now Marvel is back with "Captain America: Civil War" whose trailer was simply brilliant to say the least. So will Marvel consolidate its numero uno spot even more emphatically??? A year has passed since the Avengers had decimated Ultron in Sokovia but it happened at the cost of extensive collateral damage. This intimidates the world leaders to draft the Sokovia Accords whereby the Avengers will be put under the supervision of the UN. To make matters worse, Captain America's (Chris Evans) mission to thwart Brock Rumlow (Frank Grillo) from getting his hands on a biological weapon backfires as Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) accidentally destroys a building in the vicinity which kills numerous Wakandan citizens. This incident makes Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr,) believe that they are better off if the accords are ratified, though Captain America (Chris Evans) thinks otherwise. Eventually the rest of the Avengers are forced to take sides & a full blown battle ensues between them. So was it the end of the famed Avengers??? As been the case in the previous Captain America movies, the Russo brothers has helmed this project as well. They have done a fantastic job aided by some inspiring screenplay & hilarious one liners by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. The Russo duo ensured that their vision was aptly depicted onto the screen & also made sure that the entertainment quotient was in ample measure which was where the DC invariably faltered. Inspite of numerous characters, they made sure that everyone had adequate screen space without making it incomprehensible for the audience. On a personal note, I absolutely loved the Spiderman sequence & the final showdown. All the technical aspects were top notch & individually naming them will be a tedious task. This was undoubtedly one of the best ever superhero movie to have graced the screens. In the performance department, Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. hogs majority of the screen space & as always they rocked. The same goes to the rest as well as each one of them made sure they gave their absolute best however brief their roles might have been. Verdict: Less than a week into its release has seen it gross more than 3 times its investment & in all likelihood it would breach the billion dollar mark. It's an absolute entertainer be it in terms of the storyline, humour or action. In short, dont miss it at any cost as it's one hell of a joy ride in the theatre!!! Rating: 4/5 Regards...Ben

ROOct 2016

Captain America: Civil War best super hero movie this year ,must watch.

SANov 2016

a great movie for superhero lovers

TEOct 2018

Marvel's Captain America: Civil War is perhaps the first superhero movie that takes into account the large number of civilian casualties that these vigilante fellows cause and then try to do something about it, which, along with some spectacular action shots, make it an engaging watch despite the same vigilantes causing a great number of non-human destruction around the world. TN.

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