
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
In heroes we trust.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
With 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.7/10 on IMDb and 70/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About Captain America: The Winter Soldier
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.
Cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Chris Evans
as Steve Rogers / Captain America

Samuel L. Jackson
as Nick Fury

Scarlett Johansson
as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

Robert Redford
as Alexander Pierce

Sebastian Stan
as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier

Anthony Mackie
as Sam Wilson / Falcon

Cobie Smulders
as Maria Hill

Frank Grillo
as Brock Rumlow

Maximiliano Hernández
as Jasper Sitwell

Emily VanCamp
as Kate / Agent 13

Hayley Atwell
as Peggy Carter

Toby Jones
as Dr. Arnim Zola
Captain America: The Winter Soldier facts
- Budget
- $170M
- Box office
- $714.8M
- Collection
- Captain America Collection
Our take on Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Joe Russo's 2014 entry finds Steve Rogers living quietly in Washington, D.C., still adjusting to the modern world after the events in New York with the Avengers. When a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague is attacked, he is pulled into a widening conspiracy that puts the world at risk, teaming with the Black Widow to expose it while fending off assassins sent to silence him. As action, adventure and science-fiction, it leans toward paranoid thriller, trading pure spectacle for intrigue and hand-to-hand tension. The stakes feel personal and the plotting deliberate. It suits fans of this superhero saga and viewers who like conspiracy-driven action where trust itself is the battleground.
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Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Political thriller premise elevates beyond typical superhero spectacle formulas
- •Tight action choreography delivers visceral combat without relying on CGI
- •Espionage tone grounds narrative in character-driven dramatic stakes
What the audience disliked
- •Convoluted government conspiracy plot occasionally loses clarity midway
- •Supporting cast development suffers under focus on protagonist journey
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