
Captain America
Seen it?1990 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 16% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 4.6 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Black Panther or Captain America: The Winter Soldier, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 37 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: scary moments. Probably too much for younger kids.
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
16% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesWeak
4.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a modest audience
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 89K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Albert Pyun
- Matt SalingerSteve Rogers / Captain America
- Ronny CoxTom Kimball
- Ned BeattySam Kolawetz
- Darren McGavinGeneral Fleming
- Michael NouriLt. Colonel Louis
- Scott PaulinThe Red Skull / Army Doctor
- Kim GillinghamBernice Stewart / Sharon
- Melinda DillonMrs. Rogers
- Bill MumyYoung General Fleming
- Francesca NeriValentina de Santis