Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
82%RT Audience Score: 75%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 46 nominations
With plenty of pulpy action, a pleasantly retro vibe, and a handful of fine performances, Captain America is solidly old-fashioned blockbuster entertainment
Captain America: The First Avenger is a movie that will make you feel like you’re back in the 1940s, fighting alongside Steve Rogers against the Nazis. The action scenes are thrilling, the characters are well-developed, and the 1940s setting is well-realized. Plus, who can forget Tommy Lee Jones eating that steak? It’s a perfect throwback to classic action-adventure movies of the 80s, with a touch of comic book sensibility that remains pure, square, and happily stupid. Overall, it’s a fun and enjoyable movie that will leave you feeling patriotic and ready to take on the world.
Production Company(ies)
Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Scott Rudin Productions,
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Release Type
Streaming, Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action
Year of Release
2011
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Atmos
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 4m
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Language(s):English, Norwegian, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jul 22, 2011 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 25, 2011
Genre(s)
Action/Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Dominic Cooper, directed by Joe Johnston, written by Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely, action, adventure, fantasy, PG-13, Kevin Feige, Paramount Pictures, Dolby Atmos, Datasat, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Scope (2.35:1), Marvel Cinematic Universe, box office gross $176.6M, reviewed by Candice Frederick, David Stratton, Matthew Lickona, Kevin Maher, Ed Gibbs, David Denby, Jason Adams, Nicolás Delgadillo, Rachel Wagner, David Hogan, Mike Massie, Richard Propes, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, Captain America, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Tommy Lee Jones as Col Chester Phillips, Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt, Red Skull, Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
Worldwide gross: $370,569,774
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $487,854,320
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 293
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 53,201,125
US/Canada gross: $176,654,505
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $232,565,280
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 291
US/Canada opening weekend: $65,058,524
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $85,649,409
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 97
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $140,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $184,309,702
Production budget ranking: 143
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $99,250,775
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): $204,293,843
ROI to date (est.): 72%
ROI ranking: 1,051
Hayley Atwell – Peggy Carter
Sebastian Stan – Bucky Barnes
Tommy Lee Jones – Col. Chester Phillips
Hugo Weaving – Johann Schmidt, Red Skull
Dominic Cooper – Howard Stark
Director(s)
Joe Johnston
Writer(s)
Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely
Producer(s)
Kevin Feige
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 46 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (273) | Top Critics (69) | Fresh (217) | Rotten (56)
Captain America is a truly humble story that fortifies the character both physically and morally.
September 8, 2017 | Rating: A-
Candice Frederick
Reel Talk Online
TOP CRITIC
It’s very, very well done.
July 14, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
The story squanders its own fine setup.
July 14, 2015 | Rating: 2/5
Matthew Lickona
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
The best bit in this year’s umpteenth comic book blockbuster, Captain America: The First Avenger, is when Tommy Lee Jones eats some steak.
July 14, 2015 | Rating: 1/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
No clever messages here, just bang-on romance and action, with another fresh twist on 20th-century history woven in for the kids to dive into after the credits have rolled.
August 1, 2011 | Rating: 8/10
Ed Gibbs
Sydney Morning Herald
TOP CRITIC
It doesn’t try too hard for irony or style; the comic-book sensibility remains pure, square, and happily stupid.
August 1, 2011
David Denby
New Yorker
TOP CRITIC
Lack of pop. There’s not really much here that feels new, like we haven’t seen it before.
July 13, 2021
Jason Adams
My New Plaid Pants
A perfect throwback and homage to the classic action adventure movies of the 80’s.
June 24, 2021
Nicolás Delgadillo
Discussing Film
I love the 1940s touches throughout and the action is really enjoyable.
March 26, 2021
Rachel Wagner
rachelsreviews.net
The 40s setting is well realised, the characters are all really well developed and genuinely fun to watch, and the action scenes are well shot and exciting.
February 16, 2021 | Rating: 5/5
David Hogan
hoganreviews.co.uk
Like a drastically more unbelievable Indiana Jones, Captain America combats Nazi villains and stumbles into chases utilizing military vehicles.
November 30, 2020 | Rating: 4/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
Evans captures Captain America’s swaggering bravado along with Rogers’ awkward social skills.
September 4, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com…
Plot
It is 1942, America has entered World War II, and sickly but determined Steve Rogers is frustrated at being rejected yet again for military service. Everything changes when Dr. Erskine recruits him for the secret Project Rebirth. Proving his extraordinary courage, wits and conscience, Rogers undergoes the experiment and his weak body is suddenly enhanced into the maximum human potential. When Dr. Erskine is then immediately assassinated by an agent of Nazi Germany’s secret HYDRA research department (headed by Johann Schmidt, a.k.a. the Red Skull), Rogers is left as a unique man who is initially misused as a propaganda mascot; however, when his comrades need him, Rogers goes on a successful adventure that truly makes him Captain America, and his war against Schmidt begins.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels doesn’t say anything goofy or funny about Captain America: The First Avenger.
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