Captain America: Civil War
A politically divided superhero alliance turns its world-saving mission into a bruising battle over accountability, loyalty, and personal responsibility.
Overview
A clash of ideals among heroes threatens to tear the world apart.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- propulsive
- witty
- conflicted
- superhero movie night
- action blockbuster marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded it as an accomplished, entertaining Marvel spectacle that effectively balances political stakes, character conflict, and ensemble superhero action.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Hero Registration Act divides the Avengers over whether extraordinary powers should be controlled by government authority.
Iron Man and Captain America lead opposing teams of heroes into direct conflict.
The film gathers Avengers characters, Black Panther, and Spider-Man into an expansive Marvel Studios ensemble.
The opposing hero teams engage in elaborate group fights, including a major multi-character confrontation.
Films like Captain America: Civil War, and why
The Avengers
shared superhero ensemble conflict, political accountability themes, and large-scale action spectacle
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
shared comic-book mythology, government oversight tensions, and grounded superhero action
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
shared divided superhero team, ideological rivalry, and effects-driven ensemble combat
X-Men: Days of Future Past
shared team-versus-team superhero premise, witty banter, and high-energy set pieces
Movie Details
- Directors
- Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
- Release Date
- 2016-04-27
- Runtime
- 147 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (24626)
Cast
- Chris Evans
- Robert Downey Jr.
- Scarlett Johansson
- Sebastian Stan
- Anthony Mackie
- Don Cheadle
- Jeremy Renner
- Chadwick Boseman
- Paul Bettany
- Elizabeth Olsen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Captain America: Civil War about?
- A politically divided superhero alliance turns its world-saving mission into a bruising battle over accountability, loyalty, and personal responsibility.
- What is Captain America: Civil War like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Captain America: Civil War as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Captain America: Civil War violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Captain America: Civil War as moderate.
- What did critics think of Captain America: Civil War?
- Critics broadly regarded it as an accomplished, entertaining Marvel spectacle that effectively balances political stakes, character conflict, and ensemble superhero action.
- Which films are like Captain America: Civil War?
- Films with a similar feel include The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.
- How long is Captain America: Civil War?
- Captain America: Civil War runs 147 minutes.
- Where can I watch Captain America: Civil War?
- In United States, Captain America: Civil War streams on Disney Plus.
