Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Chris EvansSteve Rogers / Captain America
- Robert Downey Jr.Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Scarlett JohanssonNatasha Romanoff / Black Widow
- Sebastian StanJames 'Bucky' Barnes / Winter Soldier
- Chadwick BosemanT'Challa / Black Panther
- Daniel BrühlBaron Helmut Zemo
- Elizabeth OlsenWanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Paul BettanyVision
- Don CheadleLieutenant James 'Rhodey' Rhodes / War Machine
- Anthony MackieSam Wilson / Falcon
Recommendations
- 100
Empire
Matching its blockbuster scale and spectacle with the smarts of a great, grown-up thriller, Captain America: Civil War is Marvel Studios’ finest film yet. - 100
Total Film
If there’s a risk of the Marvel ‘formula’ becoming stale, there isn’t any evidence of that here. Civil War isn’t just a damn-near-perfect popcorn crowd-pleaser; it doesn’t offer any easy answers for its combatants, or the world going forward. Team Cap or Team Iron Man? The real winner here is Team Marvel. - 100
Hitfix
What makes Captain America: Civil War such a terrific accomplishment is the way it takes what could have been the most crass and overcrowded story to adapt as a film and instead transforms it into an examination of just who these heroes are and what impact they’ve had on the world around them, and vice versa. - 91
The Playlist
Striking and consistently engaging, the Russos deftly craft compelling blockbuster entertainment out of a a moral and emotional conflict, and that’s more impressive than any overblown display of loud and vulgar power. - 90
TheWrap
“Civil War” strikes that admirable balance: serious-minded action that never forgets to indulge in serious fun. - 88
USA Today
While it’s not the greatest Marvel effort — that honor goes to the previous Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Civil War does pull outstanding performances from its two franchise faces, Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. - 80
ScreenCrush
While slightly overlong, this movie is bright, creative, insightful, affecting and, above all else, fun. - 80
Screen Daily
Civil War is an exciting, often giddy pop pleasure.
