Captain America: The Winter Soldier

4.33
    Captain America: The Winter Soldier
    2014

    Synopsis

    After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

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    Cast

    • Chris EvansSteve Rogers / Captain America
    • Scarlett JohanssonNatasha Romanoff / Black Widow
    • Sebastian StanJames 'Bucky' Barnes / Winter Soldier
    • Anthony MackieSam Wilson / Falcon
    • Cobie SmuldersMaria Hill
    • Frank GrilloBrock Rumlow
    • Emily VanCampKate / Agent 13
    • Hayley AtwellPeggy Carter
    • Robert RedfordAlexander Pierce
    • Samuel L. JacksonNick Fury

    Recommendations

    • 80

      The Guardian

      In the first movie, an injection transformed wimpy Steve Rogers into strapping Captain America; similarly, this sequel gives the flagging comic-book movie an adrenaline shot of relevance. You've got to hand it to them.
    • 80

      Total Film

      With a string of gratifying action sequences, and a breakneck pace leavened by a frequently witty script, The Winter Soldier stands alone as a solidly entertaining blockbuster.
    • 80

      Empire

      It may climax with an overly formulaic splurge, but The Winter Soldier benefits from an old-school-thriller tone that, for its first half at least, distinguishes it from its more obviously superheroic Marvel cousins.
    • 80

      Time Out

      This installment delivers a heavy and welcome dose of paranoia, administered between fleetly paced smackdowns.
    • 70

      Variety

      It’s to the credit of the Russos that they give the characters such room to breathe in a movie that easily might have been about rushing from one gargantuan setpiece to the next.
    • 70

      The Hollywood Reporter

      For sheer plotting and audience involvement, this is a notch above any of the other Avengers-feeding Marvel entries, the one that feels most like a real movie rather than a production line of ooh-and-ahh moments for fanboys.
    • 70

      The Dissolve

      Arriving in the middle of Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Winter Soldier is among the best of the nine films released so far—roughly on par with the first Iron Man and The Avengers—but if the film has one major flaw, it’s the obligation to serve a larger franchise that keeps taking on weight.
    • 67

      The Playlist

      The Winter Soldier is probably in the upper tier of Marvel pictures in terms of quality, but ultimately proves too muddled and frantic to match the heights of "The Avengers."

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