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Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

Film · 2h 16m · Rated PG-13

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A relentless and gritty web of intrigue threatens the world, pushing Captain America to his limits.

Suspenseful and epic. A party watch at full speed. Emotionally it is heavy.

Streaming on Disney+.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier parents guide

Heads up on brutal violence. That is past what the PG-13 on the box suggests. Beyond that, no sex or nudity and mild language.

Our estimate: fine from about 16, higher than the PG-13 suggests, because of the violence.

Scare
Mildly scary
A few tense or eerie moments.
Jump scares
A couple
One or two sudden jolts.
Gore
Light gore
Some blood or injury, briefly.
Violence
Brutal violence
Our top level for violence.
Sex and nudity
None noted
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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Three questions

Is Captain America: The Winter Soldier scary?
Only a little. Captain America: The Winter Soldier has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
How gory is Captain America: The Winter Soldier?
Light gore and brutal violence.
What is Captain America: The Winter Soldier rated, and is it OK for kids?
Rated PG-13. Expect brutal violence, so it suits teens more than kids.

What is Captain America: The Winter Soldier about?

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

It leaves things open rather than tying them up.

Cast and crew

Directed byJoe Russo, Anthony Russo
StarringChris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie

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