
Captain America
Taste attributes: actionscience fictionwarmartial artsmonster/alien/supernaturalsuperheroadventurefastlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"Frozen in the ice for decades, Captain America is freed to battle against arch-criminal, The Red Skull."
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, wide-ranging sci-fi film: stylish and breakneck. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Taste details
Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
Quality rating
4.6 /10
TMDB · 297 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
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What lines up
- Wholesomeness: Balanced, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
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Synopsis
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.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Where this title sits on each taste spectrum
Directed by
- Albert Pyun
Cast
- Matt Salinger
- Ronny Cox
- Scott Paulin
- Ned Beatty
- Darren McGavin
Details
- Genre
- Action
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- 21st Century Film Corporation
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.











