Captain America: Brave New World Is One of the Shortest Marvel Cinematic Universe Films

Captain America: Brave New World clocks in as the shortest Captain America film, and one of the shortest MCU films overall.

AMC Theatres announced a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes, placing it among the few MCU films under two hours, and the seventh shortest of the 35 films released. This is notably shorter than the previous three Captain America films, all exceeding two hours.

While most shorter MCU films hail from Phases 1 and 2, several exceptions have emerged recently. The shortest is 2022's The Marvels (1 hour, 45 minutes), followed by The Incredible Hulk, Thor: The Dark World, Thor, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man.

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Brave New World shares its runtime with Ant-Man and The Wasp (also 1 hour, 58 minutes). In contrast, the longest MCU film is Avengers: Endgame (3 hours, 1 minute), followed by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Eternals, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Despite its upcoming February 14th release, Brave New World reportedly underwent extensive rewrites and reshoots (including scenes with WWE star Seth Rollins), though the impact on the final runtime remains unclear.

Starring Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, this film marks the first Captain America movie since Chris Evans' Steve Rogers retired. Mackie promises a continuation of the grounded, espionage-driven Captain America legacy.

The film also features deep-cut Marvel characters, including a payoff to a tease from The Incredible Hulk, introducing The Leader and Red Hulk.