Captain America: The First Avenger

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Bad Guys Wear Black

In the never ending battle between good and evil the bad guys are all taking fashion cues from Goth kids in the Midwest. At least it can't clash with anything.

Black Guys Always Die

One of the rare exceptions. Steve Rogers best friend dies, and the black guy survives. There might be a sequel though, so...

Blue Juice

While in reality, most poisons are translucent and most liquid chemicals are simply solutes, in most movies antidotes, poisons and any other sort of "science related" liquids are color coded.

Cliffhanger Ending

Captain America awakes in modern times and is recruited by Nick Fury for the Avengers.

Cool Guys Don't Look at Explosions

Cool guys keep on walking when something explodes behind them.

Fatal Family Photo

Inverted. Cap looks at a picture of Peggy as the doomed ship he's on crashes. Although he survives, seventy years have passed when he wakes and Peggy is either dead, or very, very old by now.

Getting Drunk is Harmless

Science says it is really, really bad for you; but movies say getting drunk is perfectly fine.

God Complex

A character with a God complex has intense feelings of superiority and megalomania. They believe they are above the law, and feel they have the right to become judge and jury, "punishing" those who do not line up with their visions accordingly.

Heroic Sacrifice

A Heroic Sacrifice is when a character makes a sacrifice for the benefit and well-being of others. This is quite possibly the most prevalent cliche in cinema today.

Ignoring Orders To "Do The Right Thing"

In which soldiers, police officers, or someone in another kind of strict hierarchical organization is given explicit orders from a superior, only to ignore, disobey, or explicitly rebel against those orders because they believe that following them would be wrong.

"It's Not What It Looks Like!"

There's a scene like this after a military secretary forces a kiss on Captain America.

Lady in Red

Peggy wears one.

Love Interests are Allergic to Sequels

Peggy.

Male Bonding Time = Getting Drunk

In movies, when real guys want to hang out, they have to do it by getting wasted.

One Man Army

The hero can take out a whole army alone.

Presumed Dead

We all remember "those" parts of movies where someone falls off of a bridge or something equally horrific and everyone assumes that the person is died, yet they come back later.

Rude Awakening

At the start of the film, the protagonist wakes up in a hospital bed or laboratory to find the world has drastically changed since they were last conscious.

Running Through The City At The End Of The Movie

Sometimes you're trying to get the girl, sometimes it's just to get some existential angst out of your system. Either way, you need to get your running through the city on!

Science Experiment Gone Horribly Wrong

Red Skull turns into a red monstrosity obsessed with power.

Shirtless!

Cool guys have muscles and they just love to show them off. The only way to do that is to take off their shirts and flex. These are the films that help them do that.

The Chosen One

Some normal person intended for GREATNESS! For he is the chosen one!

The Eye Scar

Nick Fury has some faint eye scars.

The Womanizing Best Friend

At the bar, office, wedding and funeral this guy can't help but chase tail like a borderline sex criminal. This usually works out well for the main character who comes off looking very good in comparison. Nothing says 'love' more than a woman who thinks "well, at least I'm not with this guy's friend." Entourage, Nip/Tuck, How I Met Your Mother

Unlikely Hero

The skinny Steve Rogers turns into the strong Captain America.

Trailer 2: Captain America: The First Avenger

"Heroes Are Made In America!" Why is this movie not coming out on July 4th, again?

Captain America: The First Avenger Trailer

Here's the first Cap trailer, which shows us Steve Rogers as a 98 pound weakling and his transformation into America's #1 super soldier. Also, Red Skull! Red Skull!

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Name Captain America: The First Avenger
US Release July 22, 2011
UK Release July 29, 2011
AUS Release July 28, 2011
Runtime 123
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Rating PG-13
Alias(es) captain america
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  • In today's dollars
    Domestic $176,654,505
    Foreign +191,953,858
  • = total worldwide gross $368,608,363
  • - a reported budget of $140,000,000
  • = a 163.3% net profit of $228,608,363
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