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Captain America: Brave New World | 2025 | PG-13 | – 1.5.4
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Why is “Captain America: Brave New World” rated PG-13? The MPAA rating has been assigned for “intense sequences of violence and action, and some strong language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes many sequences of superheroes fighting civilians and a giant creature, leading to implied deaths and property damage with some bloody wounds seen, a couple of people suffering seizures and one of them dies, and some arguments and strong language. Read our parents’ guide below for details on sexual content, violence & strong language.
When an international treaty is threatened, Captain America (Anthony Mackie) is called in by the US president (Harrison Ford) to get things back on track before war breaks out. Also with Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Tim Blake Nelson, Giancarlo Esposito and Xosha Roquemore. Directed by Julius Onah. [Running Time: 1:58]
Captain America: Brave New World SEX/NUDITY 1
– A man having been transformed into a giant-sized creature shrinks back to his normal size after fighting with a superhero and we see him shirtless (his bare chest and abdomen are shown); while he was in his giant form we see his bare back, abdomen and chest.
Captain America: Brave New World VIOLENCE/GORE 5
– A superhero fights armed people in several scenes, punching, kicking, flipping them and using a shield and large wings to deflect bullets; he also deploys small drones that shoot lasers.
► A man goes to a house and shoots a man and a woman inside (we hear the shots and see flashes). A man in an audience grabs a gun from a security guard and shoots at the man speaking on a stage (he is not struck); the shooter is shot at by guards and runs, he falls to his knees when he is surrounded and is handcuffed by police. A prison guard opens a cell door and shoots the men inside before putting the gun to his own mouth and shooting himself (we see the two men in the cell with bloody wounds). Gunmen shoot at a man in a car and the car blows up from an explosive thrown at it. A superhero fights a group of armed people as we see others questioning hostages; one hostage is slashed on the face with a knife (we see some blood) and others are bound. A superhero fights a man that tells him he dreamed of killing him; the man’s arm is snapped (we hear it crack) and we are told that the superhero has a broken rib. Three motorcycles crash and a man wearing a super suit shoots one of the riders.
► Fighter planes break formation and shoot at a fleet of Japanese vessels; missiles are fired and intercepted by two superheroes that shoot at them and fly in their path; one superhero is struck and crashes to the ocean below (we see him recovering in the hospital later, with IVs and we see some burned flesh).
► A man struggles with his security detail trying to take him to safety; he falls to the ground and seems to be having a seizure as his clothing tears when his body grows enormous and his flesh turns red; he roars and breaks a building apart when he is shot at and a superhero tries to intervene, he is thrown by the giant, two helicopters shoot at the giant and one is thrown into the other causing an explosion. A giant and a superhero fight: one chases the other, one flies and the other runs and jumps high into the air, the superhero is pinned on the ground and the giant pounds on him repeatedly until the giant is stabbed through the abdomen. A man holds his head and falls to his knees when he hears a loud sound and another man turns a knob on a device that causes the man to seize and grab his chest, killing him. Two men spar and one is thrown to the floor (without visible injuries). A man has bloody bandages on wounds on his chest and abdomen. A man appears to be having an attack (he breathes heavily and pulls at his shirt collar). A man is shown with greenish-tinged flesh and discolored eyes and later we see his head with lumpy malformations on his skull.
► A man having been transformed into a giant-sized creature shrinks back to his normal size after fighting with a superhero and we see him with blood on his face and chest. A man says that his heart was failing and that he was going to die. A man talks about his daughter not forgiving him for something that he did. A man is told that he is going to be held in solitary confinement for his own safety. A man says that his government threw him in prison for 30 years and experimented on him. People talk about the conflict of superheroes working for the government. A man talks about a giant mass approaching Earth and that it contains an ore that would be mined; we see the mass and it resembles a head and an outstretched hand. People talk about a man’s outburst and we see a flashback to him yelling during a press conference and kicking a podium. A man speaks to a crowd of people about the disappearance of half the population and tumultuous times.
► A secured laboratory with medical equipment is shown implying tests are performed on human subjects. People are shown doing things that are not in their nature in a few scenes.
Captain America: Brave New World LANGUAGE 4
– 15 scatological terms, 4 anatomical terms, 17 mild obscenities, name-calling (gramps, bastard, pretty boy, crazy, terrible, ratty [anatomical term deleted], insulting, naïve, you are not Steve Rogers, stupid), 2 religious exclamations (e.g. thank God, Jesus). | profanity glossary |
Captain America: Brave New World SUBSTANCE USE
– A man takes pills from a small box in several scenes, a character remarks about others “taking the serum” in a few scenes, and people talk about radiation being absorbed into the body. People in a bar drink beers, and three men drink champagne while in a limousine. A man is handed a lollipop and he remarks that it is better than pills or patches (implying that he is quitting smoking).
Captain America: Brave New World DISCUSSION TOPICS
– Superheroes, hope, the government, unexpected opportunities, isolationism, collateral damage, revenge, war, mind control, history, politics, controlling resources.
Captain America: Brave New World MESSAGE
– Overcoming bad people bent on doing bad things can be a challenge without a superhero.
CAVEATS
Be aware that while we do our best to avoid spoilers it is impossible to disguise all details and some may reveal crucial plot elements.
We've gone through several editorial changes since we started covering films in 1992 and older reviews are not as complete & accurate as recent ones; we plan to revisit and correct older reviews as resources and time permits.
Our ratings and reviews are based on the theatrically-released versions of films; on video there are often Unrated, Special, Director's Cut or Extended versions, (usually accurately labelled but sometimes mislabeled) released that contain additional content, which we did not review.
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