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Captain America: Civil War

Captain America: Civil War (AKA Captain America 3)

2016

Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Sebastian Stan, Scarlett Johansson ...

6.8

41,435

Action. Thriller. Fantasy The events of the Age of Ultron left an imprint on the world, 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.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Dan Jolin 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. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Kudos to the Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony, for directing the hostilities for maximum impact and without neglecting character. Their thundering epic is also smart, snappy, politically savvy and blessedly fast (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A gargantuan entertainment that finds room for a little emotional resonance underneath the sterling spectacle, 'Captain America: Civil War' is a well-paced, thoroughly satisfying (...) action-thriller."	POS
United States	Justin Chang Variety	"The most mature and substantive picture to have yet emerged from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (...) [It] proves as remarkable for its dramatic coherence and thematic unity as for its dizzyingly inventive action sequences."	POS
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"The third 'Captain America' movie is at its core a deep exploration of friendship and family and what sacrifices should be made to hold onto both. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Stephen Whitty New York Daily News	"Marvel practically doubles the number of superheroes for this movie. And it’s too much (...) The excess means that there’s less time for the humanity and humor we’re used to in Marvel movies (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"'Civil War' injects doses of much-needed fun into a genre of filmmaking that’s become mired in dour pretentiousness (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Sheri Linden The Hollywood Reporter	"The latest Marvel extravaganza furthers the studio's cross-pollination of action franchises in a way that's sure to satisfy devotees."	POS
United States	Chris Nashawaty Entertainment Weekly	"Despite its stars-and-stripes title, Marvel’s latest billion-dollar-blockbuster-to-be, Captain America: Civil War, is essentially a third Avengers movie – it’s also the best one yet"	POS
United States	Joe Morgenstern The Wall Street Journal	"A comic book extravaganza that's enhanced by wit and audacity, not to mention the sort of action that only mountains of money can buy"	POS
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Forget the calendar and the spring cold. “Captain America: Civil War” is a classic example of what the big-ticket summer movie experience is all about (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Dave White The Wrap	"'Civil War' strikes that admirable balance: serious-minded action that never forgets to indulge in serious fun."	POS

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