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 confirmed a runtime of 1 hour and 58 minutes, placing it among the select few MCU films under two hours and ranking it as the seventh shortest (out of 35). This contrasts sharply with the previous three Captain America films, all exceeding two hours.

While most shorter MCU films hail from Phases 1 and 2, some recent exceptions exist. The shortest, The Marvels (2022), runs 1 hour and 45 minutes, followed by The Incredible Hulk, Thor: The Dark World, Thor, Doctor Strange, and Ant-Man.

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Brave New World, alongside Ant-Man and The Wasp (also 1 hour and 58 minutes), is next on the release schedule. In comparison, the longest MCU film, Avengers: Endgame, stretches to 3 hours and 1 minute, followed by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Eternals, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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

This first Captain America film post-Chris Evans features Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson. Mackie promises a continuation of the grounded, espionage-focused Captain America legacy.

The film also incorporates lesser-known Marvel characters, including a payoff to a tease from The Incredible Hulk, through the introduction of The Leader, and features Red Hulk.