Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
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The one who never gives up awakens.
During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
- Released: 2011-07-22
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Runtime: 2h 4m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 23,277 votes
Directed by Joe Johnston.
Top cast
- Chris Evans as Captain America / Steve Rogers
- Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter
- Sebastian Stan as James Buchanan 'Bucky' Barnes
- Tommy Lee Jones as Colonel Chester Phillips
- Hugo Weaving as Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
- Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark
- Richard Armitage as Heinz Kruger
- Stanley Tucci as Dr. Abraham Erskine
- Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
- Toby Jones as Dr. Arnim Zola
Where to watch Captain America: The First Avenger
- United States: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- India: stream on JioHotstar; rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
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