Captain Marvel (2019)
Higher. Further. Faster.
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 6 March 2019 |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction |
| Director | Ryan Fleck |
| Starring | Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn |
| Runtime | 124 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | IMDb 6.8/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 79% · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 6.8/10 · Metacritic 64/100 · IMDb 6.7/10 · TMDB users 6.8/10 |
| Budget | $152 million |
| Box office | $1.13 billion worldwide |
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What kind of watch this is
Captain Marvel is a 2019 action-adventure that plants its feet firmly in the 1990s. Director Ryan Fleck steers this 124-minute film through a galactic war where Earth is just the collateral damage. Brie Larson anchors the chaos as Carol Danvers, while Samuel L. Jackson and Ben Mendelsohn fill out the supporting cast. The movie leans into the era’s aesthetic and energy, treating the past as a playground rather than a nostalgia trip. It asks you to suspend disbelief for a while, then rewards you with a hero who finally feels like she belongs in the foreground.
How it did with audiences
It cost $152 million to make and took $1.1 billion worldwide, a figure that makes the accounting department smile and the marketing team nod. In the United States, it pulled in $427 million. Audiences on TMDB rate it 6.8 out of 10, a score that suggests the crowd had opinions. The box office numbers, however, were louder.
What came next for the cast
Samuel L. Jackson went from Pulp Fiction to The Marvels, a span that defies standard career graphs. Brie Larson moved from Kong: Skull Island to Lessons in Chemistry. Ben Mendelsohn jumped from Ready Player One to The Outsider. The credits list what happened next, not why.
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Sources
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