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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Captain America: The First Avenger is a 2011 superhero movie starring Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, a weak patriotic civilian who becomes the test subject for the military's Super Soldier project. The film was the fifth film in the long-running MCU franchise and also starred Samuel L. Jackson, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, and Sebastian Stan.

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Captain America: The First Avenger
PG-13
Action
Adventure
Superhero

Director
Joe Johnston
Release Date
July 22, 2011
Studio(s)
Marvel
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Chris Evans , Hayley Atwell , Hugo Weaving , Sebastian Stan , Tommy Lee Jones , Samuel L. Jackson , Dominic Cooper , Stanley Tucci , Toby Jones
Writers
Christopher Markus , Stephen McFeely , Joe Simon
Runtime
124 Minutes
Budget
$140,000,000

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